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Sunday, October 22, 2023
IDF publishes aerial images of Hamas rocket launchers near schools, mosques
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The Israel Defense Forces publishes a series of aerial images showing Hamas rocket launchers near civilian infrastructure in the Gaza Strip.
Israel has long accused Hamas of operating from civilian areas of Gaza.
Since the beginning of the war, the Hamas terrorist organization has been exploiting civilians and civilian sites such as kindergartens, schools, and mosques for the purpose of firing rockets at Israel. Hamas deliberately fires its rockets at Israeli civilians>> pic.twitter.com/qbLtE5VOhr
— דובר צה״ל אפי דפרין – Effie Defrin (@IDFSpokesperson) October 22, 2023
“Since the beginning of the war, the Hamas terrorist organization has been exploiting civilians and civilian sites such as kindergartens, schools, and mosques for the purpose of firing rockets at Israel. Hamas deliberately fires its rockets at Israeli civilians,” the IDF says.
Attached is an aerial photo of a missile launcher located next to a U.N. building: pic.twitter.com/IgbEVuSGPp
— דובר צה״ל אפי דפרין – Effie Defrin (@IDFSpokesperson) October 22, 2023
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