An apparent Hamas member with his hands up hands over an assault rifle after surrendering to troops in northern Gaza’s Jabaliya, on December 7, 2023. (Social media: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law).
Leaked footage from the northern Gaza Strip earlier today shows an apparent Hamas operative slowly placing an assault rifle on the ground, as dozens of Palestinian men surrendered to IDF troops.
Images had circulated on social media earlier this week showing dozens of men being detained by the IDF. The army’s spokesman later said it was interrogating everyone in the area who had surrendered after the fighting.
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IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari confirms many Hamas members have surrendered to troops in the Gaza Strip today, saying they have revealed intelligence information on the terror group’s functioning amid the ground offensive.
“In Shejaiya and Jabaliya, terrorists who surrendered handed over weapons and equipment,” he says, confirming footage that leaked today.
“From the interrogations of the terrorists who surrendered, the following intelligence has emerged: The situation of the operatives on the ground is difficult, and the Hamas leadership, led by [Yahya] Sinwar, denies the reality even though it is updated on the details,” Hagari says.
“The operatives complain that the Hamas leadership is out of touch with the tough situation they are in on the ground,” says.
Hagari says there is a “widespread feeling that the Hamas leadership underground does not care about the public in Gaza who are above ground,” adding that this also worries the Hamas operatives.
“The intelligence that emerges from the interrogations creates more targets and aids us in the operational activity,” Hagari adds.
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