The IDF has released disturbing video footage that proves Hamas is torturing civilians – but the pro-Palestinian mobs are still quiet about it.
At a glance:
- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released videos allegedly documenting Hamas’s brutal treatment of Palestinian detainees from 2018-2020.
- The footage reveals detainees in painful, forced positions and being subjected to severe beatings.
- Human rights groups have long condemned Hamas for widespread abuses against civilians in Gaza.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have published disturbing footage from Gaza that reportedly exposes Hamas operatives torturing Palestinian civilians. Recovered during recent ground operations, the videos document acts of abuse by Hamas security personnel against civilians suspected of opposing the group’s rule. This footage, dated between 2018 and 2020, shows a grim side of Hamas’s control tactics over Gaza’s population, according to an IDF statement.
The videos depict detainees bound in painful positions, beaten, and forced into stress positions that apply extreme pressure to their limbs. One clip shows a prisoner suspended by his feet from the ceiling with a sack over his head, as a Hamas operative strikes him on the soles of his feet. Other clips capture Hamas operatives casually completing paperwork while detainees are held in painful restraint, bound at unnatural angles.
The IDF has claimed that these practices are part of a systematic campaign by Hamas to silence dissent among Gazan civilians, a stance echoed by former detainees. Hamza Howidy, a Palestinian who fled Gaza after being detained and tortured by Hamas, shared with The Daily Mail that he was “tortured until broken” by operatives seeking to force false confessions. Howidy described a harrowing environment in Gaza, where residents endure abuses but rarely speak out, fearing retaliation from Hamas.
Since coming to power, Hamas has faced international criticism over human rights abuses against Gaza’s civilians, a matter raised repeatedly by organizations such as Human Rights Watch and the United Nations. These recent revelations add to a body of evidence that indicates Hamas’s governance in Gaza includes the routine use of torture and oppressive tactics, often targeting those accused of opposing its rule or collaborating with Israel.
The IDF continues its operations in Gaza with the aim of dismantling Hamas infrastructure, focusing on revealing the group’s tactics and reducing its control over Gaza’s vulnerable populations.
