Hamas has condemned the stripping of Palestinians in Gaza, calling the move a way for Israel to take revenge over the strategic failure suffered on October 7, Al Jazeera reports.

“Stripping them of their clothes in a humiliating manner is a blatant Zionist crime to take revenge on our defenceless civilians, as a result of the blows suffered by its soldiers and officers at the hands of Palestinian resistance men,” Izzat Al-Rishq, a Hamas official, said in a statement.

“We hold the occupation responsible for their lives and safety, and we call on all human rights and humanitarian institutions and organisations to intervene,” read the statement.