IDF claims Hamas ‘cynically’ sent 4-year-old boy to IDF post in Gaza, troops returned him

12 March 2025, 2:00 pm 34 Edit

IDF soldiers with a 4-year-old Palestinian boy who said he was sent by Hamas to an Israeli military position in the Gaza Strip, March 11, 2025. (IDF)

Hamas sent a 4-year-old boy yesterday toward an IDF post in the Gaza Strip, the military claims, adding that forces returned the child in coordination with international organizations.

In a tweet, the army says that after troops spotted the kid nearing them in a Gaza security zone, “the child said that he was sent to the post by the Hamas terrorist organization.

“Hamas does not hesitate to use any means to cynically use and exploit civilians and children to advance its terrorism.”

It is not clear how the 4-year-old child knew “Hamas” had sent him, and the IDF doesn’t provide additional information substantiating the account.