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Yeah you're probably not going to see this story on CNN, BBC, NYT et al. for some time (if ever) because all the big news corps are doing their best to keep things like this as quiet as possible. Just compare the difference in quantity and detail of stories about the released captives from each side as an example.
It's hard to get quality photo and video evidence of anything in Gaza when Israel has blocked any outside journalists from entering and continues to target and kill local journalists.
You're right that this isn't high quality journalism, but we may not get to see this otherwise. There's no need to fabricate the atrocities committed by Israel because the reality is bad enough. I don't like the amount of effort I have to go to to gather information to make up my mind about a story, but that's exactly what Israel and its backers want. There probably are better-written articles in other languages available, but I don't think anything that isn't in English can be posted here.
That said, there are several other sources that quote the Director General of Gaza’s Health Ministry as saying they have found bombs disguised as toys:
https://www.telesurenglish.net/gaza-officials-warn-of-explosive-toys-allegedly-left-by-israeli-forces/
https://en.royanews.tv/news/64653
https://en.safa.news/post/5891/Children-in-Gaza-Face-a-New-Level-of-Horror-as-Toys-Turn-Into-Traps
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251103-israel-accused-of-planting-booby-trapped-toys-to-kill-children-in-gaza/
https://wrp.org.uk/editorials/zionist-troops-leave-bombs-disguised-as-toys-to-kill-children-in-gaza/
https://en.abna24.com/news/1746394/Gaza-Health-Ministry-Israeli-forces-plant-explosives-in-children-s