In a recent press conference held on Monday, Israeli authorities presented a 43-minute video compilation to approximately 200 international journalists, showcasing the horrific acts committed by Hamas militants during their assault on southern Israel on October 7.
The attack resulted in the tragic loss of over 1,400 lives. The footage, some of which had never been publicly displayed before, was released in response to a growing trend of "Holocaust denial" worldwide.
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) shared the gruesome details with media outlets such as The Times of Israel. Journalists were permitted to bring only notepads and pens to the conference, as the IDF prohibited the dissemination of the most disturbing scenes to the public.
The footage revealed several shocking incidents. In one scene, a man writhes on the ground, bleeding from his abdomen, as a Hamas militant fruitlessly attempts to decapitate him with agricultural tools. Another clip shows an Israeli woman trying to identify a partially burned body with a disfigured face, wondering if it belongs to a family member.
The deceased woman's dress was hiked up to her waist, her undergarments removed. She had been sexually assaulted and tortured by the militants before being set on fire.
Further footage showed a 19-year-old female Israeli soldier, her sweatpants soaked in blood, being dragged from the trunk of a car amidst a chorus of chilling cheers. A male soldier is seen being pulled from a vehicle, thrown to the ground, and subsequently assaulted by an enraged Palestinian mob.
Joel Pollak, a correspondent for Breitbart News, described a particularly horrifying scene: a child, blinded by the militants and covered in his father's blood, after his family was deliberately targeted.
The IDF also released still images to the journalists, depicting a decapitated soldier, several charred bodies, including those of young children, corpses in a bomb shelter, and several flags of the Islamic State (ISIS).
The IDF also disclosed that a pregnant woman was not only murdered by the militants, but her unborn child was also brutally removed from her womb and beheaded.
The limited footage that Israel permitted journalists to share with the public, although previously viewed, provides a glimpse into the appalling war crimes committed by Hamas.
The brutality of Hamas was epitomized by a militant named Mahmoud, who was seen in the footage boasting about killing 10 innocent Israelis with his bare hands. "Their blood is on my hands, let me speak to Mom," he declared. "Please be proud of me, Dad."
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