Dramatic video has been released of the Israel Defense Forces’ elite naval commando unit recapturing a military post on the Gaza border from Hamas.
The footage shows members of Flotilla 13 – the Shayetet – rushing through the Sufa base, where they killed some of the terrorists and took others captive on Saturday, the day Hamas launched its attack on Israel.
“The soldiers rescued around 250 hostages alive,” the IDF said on X, adding that more than 60 “Hamas terrorists were neutralized and 26 were apprehended.”
Those captured included Muhammad Abu A’ali, the deputy commander of the Hamas southern Naval Division,” the IDF said.
“Shayetet, Shayetet, stay in the bunker, we’re coming!” one of the commandos calls in Hebrew out to Golani Brigade infantry soldiers who were hunkering down at the site.
“Go on, light them up. Clear! Clear!” a solder shouts as the unit runs through the post.
Another soldier is seen holding a man against a wall, saying, “Put a gun to him. I got him.”
Later in the video, the commandos are seen carrying a stretcher.
The naval operatives reportedly received fire support from armored units and the Air Force during the operation.
The Shayetet 13 troops also killed terrorists in the towns of Be’eri, Kfar Aza, Sa’ad, Mefalsim and Nir Oz, according to the IDF.
Israel’s military said Hamas has killed more than 1,300 people as of Friday. At least 27 Americans are known to be among the dead.
In Gaza, the Health Ministry said at least 1,537 people, including 447 children, had been killed by Israel’s retaliatory strikes as of Friday, with more than 6,600 others wounded.