Israeli army strip Palestinian men and children in latest Hamas sweep

Dozens of Palestinians, including some who appeared to be minors, have been rounded up in a football stadium and stripped to their underwear in the latest attempts to filter suspected Hamas operatives.

Footage showed predominantly men stepping onto the pitch and sitting in rows with hands held aloft as IDF soldiers in full military gear watched on.

Similar footage from Gaza triggered outrage when released earlier this month, with critics denouncing the Israeli military for its tactics they said humiliated Palestinians.

Some Israeli security officials berated the army for releasing the photos, saying strip searches could have been carried out in a more discrete manner.

The Israeli military later said only 15-20 percent of the people captured there were arrested for having links to Hamas.

The latest images show elderly men among the captives, and at least two people in the back row appear to be in their early teens or younger.

Another shot of the stadium also showed a man in a wheelchair.

A UN commissioner warned in October that the population of Gaza was becoming “dehumanised” due to relentless bombing and lack of basic utilities.

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50 comments
  1. If Hamas didn’t hide amongst civilians, this wouldn’t happen. Israeli soldiers have no choice. For all they know, if they allowed them to be fully dressed, Hamas would hide bombs and weapons under their clothes. Hamas doesn’t exactly play fair, and they love using civilians to blend with

  2. Bro isreal at this point are trying to humiliate palestine besides based on history palestine was here before isreal can and toke its current land since 1948

  3. After initially stripping prisoners and by that clearing them of carrying weapons and/or explosive devices, not allowing them to dress is just a sick power play and humiliation game.

  4. Innocent, defenseless citizens. The Israeli army will not be able to capture a single fighter from the Palestinian factions because they are fighting for their land occupied by the Israelis.

  5. They make them take off their clothes because they may carry explosive belts and weapons under their clothes. Some men even wear women's clothes to escape.

  6. AND THE ATROCSITIES OF THE BUTCHER OF GAZA CONTINUES….ALL ZIONISTS WHO SUPPORT IT ARE GUILTY MONSTERS AS WELL….

  7. I find it strange people saying its normal practice to strip prisoners, when we watched the Ukrainians surrendering at Mariupol the Russians didn't strip the prisoners.

  8. Some firemen facing a break in with a day care facility nearby? What a horrific scene. A horrific scene made possible through conscription of men into the military. The military instead of training firemen properly. I feel sad a lot about what is wrong with the world. For those going through it while worrying about maybe loosing their homes and having no clothes to wear and enough to eat thanks to way too many bullies around with their own gun to own. We women should have the right to use martial arts and street fighting techniques to fight our way to the door too however I would rather wait until everybody in control is at work before finding the door and a better way to safety for good.

  9. These are a WAR , not a game , gulty , hammas , hezbolah , Iran the big poisonus snake , used fools , muslim washed their heads , convinced will be martyrs for HALLAH to these people , childs , seniors , womans , against free world , mentallity of pass century

  10. I see israel has adopted those idiotic Cope Cages for their tanks that the Russians started using when Ukrainian drones were killing their tanks. Apparently nobody in IDF watches Ukrainian drone footage showing those damn things do literally nothing, not even against drone bombs which they were originally intended for. UA forces time and again destroy tanks with drones, even ones using those stupid cope cages that only succeed in increasing the tank's targeting profile.

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