An investigative report in the Hizbullah weekly journal reveals new evidence of Arab children's active participation in terrorism this past April in the PLO-controlled town of Jenin. Jenin youth confessed to a Hizbullah reporter of their involvement in the manufacturing of weaponry, and of their participation in active warfare alongside armed adults as Israeli troops entered the town during Operation Defensive Shield.
An IDF report on the matter states that children taught from a very young age to throw stones at IDF soldiers began to look for new methods. "We traded stones and rocks for hand grenades, because the impact is that much stronger," explained Rami, a young child resident of Jenin. One group of children was responsible for the manufacturing of arms while a second group of children would place them strategically around the area of IDF activity as specified by a senior terrorist operative. A third group was instructed to set up street-corner ambushes carrying bags filled with explosives.
Fadi, a young resident of Jenin, told the Hizbullah reporter that the explosives "are designed to blow [the soldiers'] heads off... The next time they dare enter our camp will be over our dead bodies." Muatsin, 16, said he used to kiss his grenades before throwing them upon IDF soldiers. "Allah, make this explosive as powerful as a ball of fire so that it burns the hearts of the Jews," he would chant.
An IDF report on the matter states that children taught from a very young age to throw stones at IDF soldiers began to look for new methods. "We traded stones and rocks for hand grenades, because the impact is that much stronger," explained Rami, a young child resident of Jenin. One group of children was responsible for the manufacturing of arms while a second group of children would place them strategically around the area of IDF activity as specified by a senior terrorist operative. A third group was instructed to set up street-corner ambushes carrying bags filled with explosives.
Fadi, a young resident of Jenin, told the Hizbullah reporter that the explosives "are designed to blow [the soldiers'] heads off... The next time they dare enter our camp will be over our dead bodies." Muatsin, 16, said he used to kiss his grenades before throwing them upon IDF soldiers. "Allah, make this explosive as powerful as a ball of fire so that it burns the hearts of the Jews," he would chant.