New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has released aerial footage that it says shows a Hamas terrorist using a young child to transport weapons into a civilian home in central Gaza, alleging that the child was being used as a human shield to deter an Israeli strike.

The 28-second video, released by the IDF on September 27, appears to show a person walking through a residential area before approaching a civilian property. One of the figures appears to be a young boy carrying what the Israeli military identified as a weapon, while a suspected militant walks nearby.

The identities of those shown, their intentions and the nature of what they were carrying could not be independently verified.

According to the Israeli military...