Social media has been flooded with shocking footage of the Hamas attack on Israel, with videos appearing online showing horrific images of civilians being simply shot in the street by the Islamist group’s fighters, Israelis who appear to have been sexually assaulted or kidnapped and taken to the Gaza Strip and the Israelites who were captured and beaten.

The surprise attack by Hamas, which began on Saturday morning, consisted of thousands of rockets being fired into Israel, as well as Palestinian commandos infiltrating Israeli cities and also attacking civilians.

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The situation is particularly dire in the Israeli city of Sderot, where militants started shooting at passers-by early in the morning, and photos published on the Internet showed bodiesat the bus station and on the street.

Video from social networks shows an Israeli woman in shock as he is taken out of the car of the Hamas troops. The condition of the woman’s clothes indicates that she was raped.

Other stunning images shows fighters in a pickup truck celebrating next to another woman’s naked body, while other Palestinians approach the vehicle and spit on her.

In another harrowing video, an Israeli woman cries desperately as she is kidnapped and taken on a motorcycle, presumably to Gaza. The images also include a man who appears to have been captured.

Another clip shows a man who was captured, clearly injured.

Also in other Particularly shocking images show how the body of an Israeli soldier he is thrown from the car and the Palestinians trample him, cheer him on and shout “Allahu Akbar”.

Hamas accounts also shared a “prisoner of war” video showing at least three men being held captive.