Israel continued its attack on Hamas on Sunday, as dozens more “terror suspects” were pictured tied up, stripped naked and lined up on their knees.
Footage shared by Israeli media appears to show Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) troops rounding up dozens of men and transporting them on the back of trucks.
The men are believed to have surrendered in the Jabalia refugee camp and other areas around northern Gaza, with Israeli broadcaster Walla saying they were stripped naked “to rule out the possibility that they were carrying weapons.”
One clip shared on social media shows cringing half-naked Palestinian men lined up against a wall.
One man then steps forward to hand his assault rifle to Israeli troops with his hands in the air, while others behind him hold up their ID cards.
The men are said to have surrendered in the Jabalia refugee camp and other areas around northern Gaza
“Slow, slow,” an IDF soldier tells the man holding the gun as he walks barefoot over the rubble next to an Israeli tank.
Other images appear to show suspects in the middle of the street – stripped naked, restrained, blindfolded and surrounded by IDF troops.
Hamas claimed all the men were unarmed, innocent civilians, but Israel has said it will interrogate anyone who surrenders to forces with possible ties to Hamas.
Among those arrested in recent days are Hamas operatives who provided intelligence to the Israeli army, the IDF claims.
“Every day we see more and more terror operatives killed, more and more terror operatives injured, and in recent days we see terrorists surrendering – a sign of the disintegration of the system, a sign that we must push harder,” said IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi Saturday.
Last week, Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari said Israeli forces have detained and interrogated hundreds of people in Gaza suspected of militant links.
Hagari told reporters: “Jabalia and Shejaiya are 'centers of gravity'… for terrorists, and we are fighting them.
Dozens of undressed 'terror suspects' line up with their hands tied behind their backs
Other images appear to show suspects in the middle of the street – stripped naked, restrained, blindfolded and surrounded by IDF troops
Footage shared by Israeli media appears to show Israeli Army (IDF) troops rounding up dozens of men and transporting them on the back of trucks
“They hide underground and come out and we fight them. Whoever remains in those areas comes from tunnel shafts and some from buildings. We investigate who has ties to Hamas and who does not. We arrest them all and interrogate them.”
Meanwhile, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told IDF soldiers on Friday that he “sees the signs that a crisis is beginning in Gaza.”
Israeli forces have encircled major urban centers in their bid to destroy Hamas over the unprecedented attack on October 7, when terrorists breached Gaza's militarized border to kill around 1,200 people and capture hostages, of whom 138 remain captive, according to Israeli figures to sit.
Since Israel began bombing the small enclave in response, more than 17,170 Palestinians have been killed and 46,000 injured, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
It comes after Israel vowed to continue its “just war to eliminate Hamas,” as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked the United States for blocking a United Nations bid for a ceasefire.
The US, a key ally of Israel, was the only member to veto the UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, while Britain abstained, despite widespread international support .
An Israeli soldier stands near a truck carrying Palestinian prisoners, believed to be 'Hamas suspects'
Truck full of stripped Palestinian 'terror suspects'
Last week, Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari said Israeli forces have detained and interrogated hundreds of people in Gaza suspected of militant links.
Israeli warplanes struck parts of the Gaza Strip on Saturday in a brutal bombardment, hitting some of the dwindling swaths of land that Israel had described as safe zones when it told Palestinians in the south to evacuate.
Residents “are being told to move like human pinballs – ricocheting between smaller and smaller pieces of the south, without any basis for survival,” U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the council before the U.N. Security Council vote.
Israel holds Hamas militants responsible for the civilian casualties, accusing them of using civilians as human shields, and says it has made significant efforts with evacuation orders to keep civilians out of harm's way.
Israel says Hamas operates from hospitals and has released images supporting the claim, and has also targeted ambulances in the past that Israel says have been used by Hamas. Hamas has denied this.