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Leaked footage apparently shows Hamas gunmen surrendering to IDF in northern Gaza

By Emanuel Fabian 9 December 2023, 7:47 pm 9 Edit

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

An apparent Hamas member with his hands up hands over an assault rifle after surrendering to troops in northern Gaza's Jabaliya, on December 9, 2023. (Social media: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
An apparent Hamas member with his hands up hands over an assault rifle after surrendering to troops in northern Gaza's Jabaliya, on December 9, 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.

Hamas operatives have increasingly been surrendering to the IDF in other areas of Gaza amid the fighting, according to military officials.

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