IDF publishes footage of weapons Hamas left behind in Gaza City kindergarten

The IDF publishes footage showing weapons left behind by Hamas operatives in a kindergarten and a school in Gaza City.

“Last week, IDF troops identified Hamas terrorists fleeing a kindergarten in al-Shati, Gaza City. The troops later found an explosive device and an AK-47 rifle inside the kindergarten,” the military says on its English-language X account.

In a separate post, the IDF’s international media spokesman, Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani, posts a picture of uniforms, military equipment, and a Hamas flag in a classroom, saying: “These weapons were discovered in a school in Gaza a few days ago, a place meant for learning, not terror.”

❗️These weapons were discovered in a school in Gaza a few days ago ; a place meant for learning, not terror.

Once again, Hamas weaponizes civilian infrastructure, turning schools meant to protect children into tools of terror. pic.twitter.com/7L8Q5SBAqJ

— LTC Nadav Shoshani (@LTC_Shoshani) October 5, 2025

????WATCH: Explosive Device and AK-47 Rifle Discovered Inside a Kindergarten in Gaza City

Last week, IDF troops identified Hamas terrorists fleeing a kindergarten in al-Shati, Gaza City. The troops later found an explosive device and an AK-47 rifle inside the kindergarten.

Once… pic.twitter.com/JJGAcwW3cQ

— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) October 5, 2025

Both educational facilities likely have not been active during the war.

The IDF has repeatedly accused Hamas of using civilian sites — including schools, mosques, and hospitals — for terror, and has published extensive footage showing how the terror group dug tunnels and set up weapon depots in such facilities.

The IDF has also made use of schools in Gaza as temporary encampments for troops during the war.