Hamas has condemned Israeli soldiers’ burning of copies of the holy Muslim book during a raid of the Bani Saleh Mosque in the northern Gaza Strip, Al Jazeera reports.

The Palestinian group said in a statement that the move, which was captured in body camera footage of a soldier, shows the “extremist nature” of Israel and its soldiers, “who are filled with hatred and criminality”.

It said the fact that soldiers regularly document their attacks in Gaza and share it on social media “clearly indicates a systematic criminal policy” managed by the Israeli government.