IsraelArmy publishes videos: Intended to show Hamas torture
SDA
10.11.2024 - 14:26
ARCHIVE - Palestinian fighters take part in a military exercise organized by Hamas and other armed Palestinian factions on a beach in Gaza. Photo: Mohammed Talatene/dpa
Keystone
The Israeli army has released video footage allegedly showing the torture of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip by the Islamist Hamas several years ago. The footage apparently dates from 2018 to 2020 and was found during ground operations by army and intelligence troops, the military announced.
Keystone-SDA
10.11.2024, 14:26
SDA
It proves "serious mistreatment of the civilian population in the Gaza Strip by the terrorist organization Hamas", violations of human rights and systematic oppression.
The videos show torture in the so-called "Outpost 17" in Jabaliya in the northern Gaza Strip by members of the Hamas security apparatus.
The footage shows people with black sacks over their heads, tied up and sometimes forced into painfully contorted positions. One of the men is suspended from the ceiling by his feet and is beaten on the soles of his feet with a stick. According to media reports, the torture victims were political opponents, suspected collaborators with Israel, suspected adulterers and homosexuals. Hamas did not initially comment on the allegations.