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Moment ‘100 Hamas terror suspects are stripped & blindfolded after surrendering to IDF troops’
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EXTRAORDINARY footage appears to show the moment more than 100 Hamas terror suspects are made to sit in the middle of the street in Gaza after being rounded up by IDF troops.
Clips show men hunched over on the floor, many just in their underwear, after they were seemingly made to strip after surrendering.
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In the background of the videos, Israeli officers can be seen holding large weapons and keeping a close eye on the men - believed to be mainly Palestinians - as one of the officers films the video being shared.
Towards the end of one of the clips more young men can be seen getting taken towards an army truck with several troops inside and surrounding it.
These men are being made to stand in a line, half-naked as they await orders.
Many of these men were suspected Hamas terrorists at first and can be seen blindfolded with their hands tied behind their backs.
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Israeli troops had rounded up the men to check if any of them had links to Hamas before taking them to an unknown location, according to The New Arab.
One of their journalists - Diaa Al-Kahlot - has been recognised as one of the men seen in the footage being detained.
Pictures also show at least 70 men - all stripped - sat on their knees in lines as members of the IDF put blindfolds across their faces and tie their hands together.
Hamas have claimed all the men were unarmed, innocent civilians.
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The IDF is yet to comment on the alleged mass arrests being widely reported in Israeli media.
The shots of the men have since been scattered across social media with many noting the potential suspects to be in the Beit Lahia neighborhood in northern Gaza.
The war-torn Gaza strip has seen constant fighting since the ceasefire was ended at the start of December with many people killed - including senior Hamas officials.
The IDF spoke to The Sun and declared Israel has a mission to make sure evil Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar will never escape war-torn Gaza alive after he was dubbed the "mastermind of the massacre" on October 7.
Lieutenant Colonel Peter Lerner also labelled any member of the terrorist group hiding in underground tunnels a "coward" and made sure they knew Israel have serious plans to turn the complex underground maze into "death traps".
Many believe the IDF is planning on flooding the tunnel network to flush Hamas thugs out so they can be permanently eliminated.
So far, at least six of the terror chiefs have reportedly been killed by the IDF during Israel's intense ground and aerial offensive against Hamas in Gaza since the ceasefire ended.
This includes the brigade's top commander Ahmed Al Ghandour who was in charge of the faction for 18 years and October 7, ringleader Wissam Farhat along with three other top commanders.
Lieutenant Lerner went on to say: "Sinwar is the mastermind and all of his henchmen around him make up the governing authority of Hamas so we've been saying since the outset that they all need to go.
"It is a system that needs to be erased, a system that needs to be rebooted for the safety and security for everyone."
A horrifying story was told by a hostage after he was forced to eat wet toilet paper in a desperate bid to survive as he was held captive by Hamas underground.
Philippine hostage Jimmy Pacheco feared he wouldn't survive as he was given just half a pita a day and salty water during his six-and-a-half-week ordeal.
The caretaker, who is among the hostages freed, said he was left having to consume wet toilet paper to stay alive as he was held in a damp tunnel.
He was given a tiny amount of toilet paper when he was permitted to go to the bathroom - which he stashed in his pocket.
More than 200 people were kidnapped by the terror group as they rampaged across the border on October 7 before being kept in diabolical conditions.
Aviva Klompas, who runs Boundless Israel, says she remains fearful for the 138 hostages yet to be released.
More than 100 hostages have been let out of captivity after enduring weeks in Hamas' grip.
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Klompas, who previously served as director of speech writing for the Israeli delegation to the United Nations, said she has heard harrowing accounts of what innocent hostages suffered.
She told The Sun "We have to keep in mind that these were the people Hamas was willing to return, meaning presumably the ones who are in the 'best condition'.
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