IDF shares footage of troops finding rocket launchers near Gaza playground, pool, homes

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Hamas rocket launchers found by Israeli troops within a playground and amusement park compound in the northern Gaza Strip, November 5, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
Hamas rocket launchers found by Israeli troops within a playground and amusement park compound in the northern Gaza Strip, November 5, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)

Israeli ground forces operating in the northern Gaza Strip have located Hamas rocket launchers in close proximity to a swimming pool and a playground, the Israel Defense Forces reveals.

The IDF shares footage of troops locating the rocket-launching positions, amid efforts to uncover and destroy Hamas infrastructure.

Troops of the 551st Brigade find four underground launchers some five meters (16 feet) from a children’s swimming pool, and around 30 meters from residential homes in the northern Gaza Strip, footage shows.

Another clip shows troops of the 401st Brigade locating a number of rocket launchers within a children’s playground and amusement park compound.

“This is further proof of the Hamas terror organization’s constant use of the civilian population as a human shield for terror purposes,” the IDF says in a statement.

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