JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In shocking footage emerging from the Hamas attack on the Erez checkpoint, the terrorists can be seen taking control of the checkpoint after killing or capturing its occupants and then removing Israeli flags from the scene. In other footage terrorists can be seen taking captives to Gaza.
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During the course of the premeditated attacks, 20 Israeli communities were attacked and periodically controlled by Hamas until Israeli forces arrived and confronted the terrorists. Some of the terrorists crossed the border in paragliders and drones.
In many places, the terrorists murdered and captured Israeli civilians and soldiers. Hamas currently claims to have 163 captured Israelis in Gaza. Over 250 Israelis were murdered during the attacks, including the head of the Shaar Hanegev regional council and the head of the Sderot fire station.
Terrorists taking Israeli civilians into captivity on foot and on motorcycles