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Tuesday, August 23, 2022
IDF spokesman: Gaza blast caused by improperly stored weapons at terrorist’s home
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The Israel Defense Forces’ international media spokesperson says the explosion earlier today in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis was due to unsafely stored weapons in the home of a terror group member.
“Another tragedy in the Gaza Strip today,” says Lt. Col. Richard Hecht on Twitter.
“Weapons stored unsafely in the house of a member of a Palestinian terrorist group exploded and killed a young child in the vicinity,” he says.
“These are the sad consequences of militarizing civilian areas for terrorist activity,” Hecht adds.
The IDF has repeatedly accused Hamas and other terror groups of operating within civilian areas in the Gaza Strip.
Another tragedy in the Gaza Strip today.
Weapons stored unsafely in the house of a member of a Palestinian terrorist group exploded and killed a young child in the vicinity.
These are the sad consequences of militarizing civilian areas for terrorist activity. pic.twitter.com/9AUT2TwAhn
— LTC Nadav Shoshani (@LTC_Shoshani) August 23, 2022
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