Iran using kids to carry out anti-Semitic attacks in Europe

European officials are sounding alarms about Iran's terrorist regime allegedly employing children to carry out attacks on Israeli targets within Europe.

According to Bloomberg News, several incidents have been documented where children were involved in these attacks:

"A 15-year-old boy gets into a taxi outside Stockholm hiding a loaded gun and asks to be taken to the Israeli embassy. A 13-year-old in Gothenburg is caught firing shots at Israeli defense firm Elbit Systems. At the same facility, a 16-year-old helps to plant home-made explosives outside the main entrance. … In Brussels in May, the security services found children as young as 14 orchestrating an attack on the Israeli embassy."

Iran reportedly uses these young terrorist proxies to maintain a level of deniability in their operations. The report notes that Nordic countries are particularly at risk, stating, "They have traditionally been open societies with minimal policing and high trust."

A key reason for  Iran targeting children is the leniency of legal repercussions they might face. In Sweden and Norway, for instance, children under 15 cannot be prosecuted, which the report points out.

The financial incentives are also significant, with Iranian-backed actors offering payments of up to $1,500 for a murder or a few hundred dollars for what's known as a "petrol bomb attack."

Moreover, there are instances where these children are not fully aware of the scope or implications of their actions. This is reflected in a statement from the Swedish Security Service: "There are cases where the proxies aren’t aware or don’t realize that they are acting on behalf of a foreign power."

This situation has heightened security concerns across Europe, especially since the Hamas attack on October 7, which killed over 1,200 people. The aftermath of this attack has seen an uptick in terrorist activities, with some groups outraged by Israel's military response.

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