Regarding some images shared by Israeli propaganda accounts on social media, the claim that "the Israeli army captured a large number of Hamas members in Khan Younis," is not true.
Israel has failed to provide any evidence that the detainees were "Hamas members". It has been found that the detentions were not carried out in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, as claimed, but in Beit Lahia, north of Jabalia in the north. In addition, the presence of journalist Diaa Al-Kahlot and his relatives among the detainees, the presence of elderly people and children, and Israeli media reports indicate that the detainees are civilians.
Israeli war correspondent Itay Blumental has been identified as the source of the images in the Israeli media.
It was found that Blumental shared the images with the caption, "A number of people who surrendered in the Gaza Strip were arrested by the IDF. It will now be checked whether any of these individuals are members of Hamas or Islamic Jihad."
Israeli media also reported the images as "Palestinian men surrender to the IDF in the Jabalia region".
In response to this information, which contradicts the claim, an investigation into the detained Palestinians and the location of the detention was launched.
Journalists in the region reported that the Israeli army arrested Palestinian civilians who took refuge in a school in the northern Gaza Strip and forced them to remove their clothes.
In addition, the "Ulayyan Pharmacy", whose signboard is visible in the images, is located opposite Jabalia Refugee Camp and Al Foqa school.
Diaa Al-Kahlout, an Al-Araby reporter, was seen in the images among those who had their clothes stripped and their hands tied. The broadcaster confirmed that Kahlout was detained along with his siblings and relatives on Market Street in Beit Lahia.
On December 7, Ramy Abdu, Chairman of the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor (Euro-Med), based in Geneva, announced that the detainees were Palestinian civilians, including children as young as 15 and elderly people aged 60-65 (names provided).
İsrailsources did not provide any evidence that the detainees were Hamas members.
In light of this information, it is understood that the detainees were not kept in Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza Strip, but in Jabalia - Beit Lahia in the north, and the detainees were civilians sheltering in camps and schools in the area.