The IDF Arabic-language spokesperson, Lt. Col. Ella Waweya, revealed that Hamas has significantly increased the interrogation and torture of civilians in the Gaza Strip since the October 2025 ceasefire. A joint IDF and Shin Bet intelligence assessment identifies a surge in arbitrary arrests and severe violence targeting all segments of the population, including women and minors, carried out from hospitals, schools, mosques, and government buildings, according to the military.
The IDF and Shin Bet have released a joint intelligence assessment revealing a sharp increase in Hamas's interrogation and torture of Gaza civilians since the October 2025 ceasefire. Lt. Col. Ella Waweya, the IDF's Arabic-language spokesperson, said the violence targets all segments of the population, including women and minors, and is carried out from hospitals, schools, mosques, and government buildings. The assessment points to arbitrary arrests and severe violence as part of a systematic campaign by the terror group.
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