According to a video from 19:07 posted on Al Arabiya on Friday, July 15, 2026, Israeli President Isaac Herzog said Israeli forces found missiles, rockets, and launch equipment hidden inside private homes, kitchens, and bedrooms during operations in Gaza.
Herzog described this discovery while defending Israel’s military conduct in Gaza against accusations of excessive civilian harm.
He said Israeli forces gave advance warning to residents before entering areas believed to house tunnels and weapons storage linked to the October 7 attacks and ongoing threats against Israeli civilians.
He said the scale of weapons concealment inside residential areas, including mosques and schools, made the operation especially difficult, forcing troops to search homes directly to remove threats.
Herzog maintained that Israel acted within international law despite the challenges posed by fighting in densely populated areas.
In his words, Isaac Herzog said, “people had missiles, long-range missiles, in their living rooms, in their bedrooms, in their kitchens, in their mosques, and in their shops, and what’s not, in their schools.
“So, then, what do you do? You send your soldiers to get them out. And unfortunately, there were tragedies, although we’ve done our best to maintain international law,” he said.
He added that many of those killed during these operations were confirmed Hamas operatives, saying Israel maintains detailed records identifying them.
Herzog pointed to a 20-point peace plan and the planned disarming of Hamas as the path toward ending hostilities and allowing civilians in Gaza to rebuild their lives under new governance….See More