While you keep hearing people screech about how evil Israel is for not being able to avoid casualties that Hamas causes by putting rocket pads around civilians, remember this report about how many children died digging the “terror tunnels” they use to attack Israeli citizens:
….who built those tunnels? The answer is Hamas, of course—using some of the same children who are now trapped under fire in Gaza.
The Institute for Palestine Studies published a detailed report on Gaza’s Tunnel Phenomenon in the summer of 2012. It reported that tunnel construction in Gaza has resulted in a large number of child deaths.
“At least 160 children have been killed in the tunnels, according to Hamas officials”
The author, Nicolas Pelham, explains that Hamas uses child laborers to build their terror tunnels because, “much as in Victorian coal mines, they are prized for their nimble bodies”.Human rights groups operating in Gaza raised concerns about child labor in the tunnels as far back as 2008. Hamas responded by saying it was “considering curbs.” Following Operation Cast Lead in 2009 Hamas softened its position and the Interior Ministry established the Tunnel Affairs Commission (TAC) which, “In response to public concern at a rising toll of tunnel casualties, particularly of child workers…issued guidelines intended to ensure safe working conditions.” No mention is made in the report of the conditions that would result for both Palestinian and Israeli children from building tunnels that would be used to launch terror attacks.
Just like when liberals yell and scream “about the children” here to push their agenda, it’s just the same about the Palestinian children – it’s all about politics, not about sympathy. Otherwise, Hamas would use all that effort and time to actually help their children, instead of sacrificing them in order to kill Jews.