Dozens of Palestinian men alleged to be associated with Hamas were stripped down and paraded in Gaza, according to images shared by Israeli media.

The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) rounded up men who are said to have surrendered in the Jabalia refugee camp.

It is claimed that the men were stripped down to their underwear in order to "rule out the possibility that they were carrying weapons".

IDF spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari appeared to confirm the reports, stating that suspects in Gaza had been rounded up and interrogated.

Hagari said: "Jabalia and Shejaiya are 'centres of gravity'... for terrorists, and we are fighting them.

"They are hiding underground and come out and we fight them.

"Whoever is left in those areas, they come out from tunnel shafts, and some from buildings, and we investigate who is linked to Hamas, and who isn't.

"We arrest them all and interrogate them."