The investigation focuses on rare public protests in Gaza during April and May 2025, driven by worsening humanitarian conditions. At the center of the story is 26-year-old pharmacist Ahmad al-Masri, seen in a viral video holding a sign that read: "Hamas does not represent us." Days later, Hamas forces abducted him in Beit Lahia and took him to a torture site reportedly inside Gaza’s Shifa Hospital. According to sources, his legs were smashed with stones and metal rods, he was shot in the feet, left bleeding under the sun, and later beaten again in an ambulance.

Al-Masri survived and was eventually smuggled to a safe location, though friends fear for his life. Many locals are reportedly too afraid to support him, fearing Hamas retaliation.

His case is one of many. Witnesses describe a wave of Hamas-led abductions, public executions, and torture targeting protesters. In one case, protest leader Mohammed Abu Said from Khan Younis was repeatedly shot in the legs, leading to an amputation and his death. Gunmen then opened fire at his funeral, killing several of his relatives.

Gruesome videos shared on Hamas-linked social media accounts show masked men smashing a blindfolded protester's knees with a metal rod, his screams unbearable. Much of the violence is attributed to Hamas' internal “Sahm Unit,” tasked with hunting suspected collaborators and silencing opposition.

Eyewitnesses recount civilians being dragged from aid distribution lines, tortured in basements, and even executed in public.

In another incident on June 11, Hamas gunmen ambushed a bus of workers tied to an American aid group, killing eight. One victim, Osama Saado al-Maskhal, was later denied treatment at Nasser Hospital, where militants forced bystanders to beat the wounded with sticks and rocks.

The report claims Hamas suspected the victims of ties to a rival militia allegedly cooperating with Israel.