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Hamas Tortures Gaza Civilians while World Distracted


(Telegraph-UK) Henry Bodkin - Ahmed al-Masri, 26, was one of the key organizers in northern Gaza of protests against Hamas in April and May. This week, pictures emerged of al-Masri on a stretcher, his legs a bloodied mess. He was abducted by Hamas gunmen and brutally tortured. His feet were deliberately broken with large stones and iron crowbars; he was also shot in the legs. The atrocity is part of an escalating wave of bloodshed unleashed by Hamas to keep control of an increasingly desperate population. In recent weeks, reports have multiplied of people being dragged out of aid lines, tortured in basements, or simply executed in broad daylight. One video, published gleefully on Hamas-affiliated social media, showed masked figures using a long metal pole to smash a blindfolded man's kneecaps. Those who make it to hospital are sometimes hunted down and finished off in the wards.
2025-06-29 00:00:00
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