FACT CHECK · HAMAS
Claim: Gaza kids are trained to fight
TRUETHE ANSWER
Documented: Hamas ran 'Vanguards of Liberation' summer camps for teens with rifle drills and mock raids, tens of thousands a year (2013-2023, its own videos). Hamas's crime, not the children's.
SOURCE
Hamas/al-Qassam camp videos; Times of Israel and Reuters reports 2014-2023
PEOPLE ALSO SAY
- “Children with guns”
- “Kids with ak”
- “Child soldiers”
- “Summer camps”
- “Trained to fight”
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