A chilling video verified by ABC News, BBC Verify, and Reuters shows Hamas gunmen executing 7-8 blindfolded men in Gaza City’s Sabra neighbourhood on October 13, just days after a U.S.-brokered ceasefire ended two years of conflict with Israel.
The footage, widely circulated on X and Telegram, depicts masked members of Hamas’s Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades shooting bound victims at close range in a public square as crowds chant "Allahu Akbar."
Hamas claimed the men were "collaborators" or criminals, citing "legal procedures," but Palestinian NGOs like Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights condemned the acts as extrajudicial killings.
The executions follow the October 10 ceasefire, part of a 20-point U.S. plan involving hostage exchanges and Hamas disarmament. Amid power struggles, Hamas has targeted rival clans, with 33-52 reported deaths, including Doghmush family members.
The violence threatens the fragile truce, as Israel cut aid trucks from 600 to 300, citing delays in hostage remains recovery. Human rights groups demand accountability, warning of escalating instability.
U.S. and Israeli officials signalled potential "violent" measures if Hamas resists disarmament, raising fears of renewed conflict.