An inside look at a terrorist group's summer camp for kids

While kids from western societiesare away at summer camp or summer school, some children from Palestine takea different approach to their summers.Hamas,thePalestinianSunni-Islamic fundamentalist organization that's designatedas a foreign terrorist organization by the US, hosts annual youth camps that focus on military-style training. These camps aretypically held fromJuly 25 to August1 near the Gaza Strip and have anywhere between 15,000 to 25,000 students.Children are often used by Hamas in their campaign against Israelaccording to Al-Monitor,Hamas official charteremphasizesthe necessity to educate the future generation, who will take part in forthcoming military missionsfor theliberation of Palestine.Although Hamas hosts these training camps, they've also condemnedattacks using children. After three youthswere killed during a failed suicide mission in 2002, the organization called it a "national catastrophe" and issued a statementurging leaders to"remember that their lives are precious and should not be sacrificed."Regardless of whether or not that statement was genuine, photos show that the youth summer camps are still being conducted in the highly volatileregion.Here's an inside look into Hamas' summer youth camps:SEE ALSO:Families of attack victims sue Facebook for $1 billion for 'providing material support and resources to Hamas'Palestinian youths attended a military exercise during a summer camp organized by The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) on August 11, 2005 at an refugee camp from the Gaza Strip.Palestinian youths practice their marching during a scouting summer camp next to the border between Egypt and Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, June 19, 2013.The camp's drills often include weapons training and IDF kidnapping simulations.Source: Al-MonitorSee the rest of the story at Business Insider
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