Israel-Hamas war: '80% of bodies' found, including children, were tortured

WARNING: This report contains images of body bags and the accounts of what volunteers found, which may cause distress.

Three thousand people volunteer across Israel for Zaka - an organisation that honours the bodies of the dead in the most respectful way possible.

Zaka members were some of the first on the scene following last weekend's attacks by Hamas.

A week on, their work is still ongoing - as Sky's Stuart Ramsay discovered in southern Israel.

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[katiaferreira]

Utterly barbaric. I cannot believe that these acts were celebrated and even supported. Beyond evil.

[Reality]

And people are defending Hamas. What is wrong with the society????

[antaylor]

My heart breaks for the people who suffered before they died, and every family member that has lost their precious family members. My heart breaks. 😢😢😢

[gregskiver]

Saying that this was animalistic or barbaric is a disservice to animals and barbarians. It was purely demonic.

[thinkingcapfirmlyon]

Journalists should stop calling them Hamas "fighters" and should refer to them by the proper term which is "terrorists".

[larryyoung]

It is inhuman barbarity. The people who did these acts have no souls.

[GotChrist]

My heart breaks for these innocent victims and their families.

[Screenwriting]

I met a woman a few years ago who said her husband at the time was responsible for collecting dead bodies after Katrina and that he was never the same again and it led to their divorce. I feel sorry for these heroes who are doing this important work.

[Petal]

I agree with the previous comment, people who deny this is happening are the same as Holocaust deniers which is truly sickening.

[stevenhenry]

They do this but want everyone to believe they are the victims... This is evil on a different level

[cynthiacreamer]

How can anyone that's involved in the recovery of bodies not be tormented with the images for a lifetime? My heart goes out to all survivors, and my heart breaks for all that didn't .🙏💔

[דפניכהן-יד]

It's terrifying, and the fact that there are people denying it happened even more

[theworldisavampire]

ANYONE that is making excuses for Islamic terrorism are either grossly ignorant, purposefully naive, or approve of what occurred.

[sammyfrost]

How brutal can these monsters be. Disgusting.

[stevenbaer]

I feel sorry for the innocent lives, not even animals would actually do such a thing

[chrissy]

This is truly horrific and I will never understand anyone who attempts to justify this monstrous attack my heart and prayers go out to all the victims, their families & the hostages 💔

[Awarebynature]

I’ve been seeing so much support for Hamas from people online and I am disgusted

[cuongt]

Heartbreaking. My deep condolences to the poor innocent victims.

[andypandy]

The devil has decided to visit Israel because animals don't behave like this. My heart goes out to the families of the victims. I know first hand what it is like to see the dead and I am scarred but on this truly awful scale is unimaginable. These people who recover the bodies do an amazing job giving some kind of dignity to the victims. God will get his revenge on these terrorists if not in this life but another some things are unforgivable.

[daya]

I extend my condolences to the victims and to the families