Israel’s armed forces have released dramatic footage of the moment elite troops retook control of a checkpoint overran by Hamas, and freed 250 hostages.

Video from body cameras worn by members of the Flotilla 13 elite unit was released on Thursday evening.

The naval commando unit – the equivalent of the U.S. Navy SEALS – is specialized in counter terrorism.

In an assault on the Sufa checkpoint, along the southern border with Gaza, towards the Egyptian border, the troops can be seen going door to door, flushing the terrorists out of the compound, and facing fierce resistance.

Shell casings fly as the Flotilla 13 troops engage the terrorists in gun battles.

Members of Israel’s elite Flotilla 13 unit are seen on Saturday retaking a checkpoint near the Gaza border from Hamas

Flotilla 13 is the equivalent of the U.S. Navy SEALS, and they were sent to the site of Saturday’s attack immediately

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The elite commandos are seen in body camera footage going door-to-door

The Israelis are shown throwing grenades into rooms to flush out the Hamas attackers.

The IDF said they had killed 60 Hamas terrorists, and arrested 26 – among them Muhammad Abu A’ali, the deputy commander of the Hamas southern Naval Division.

One man, who appeared to be naked, with blood on his back and shoulders, is seen being brought out and handcuffed.

Bodies are seen on the floor of one darkened room. It is not known if they were hostages or terrorists.

In another room, a group of people are seen standing as the troops entered – presumably hostages.

‘Shayetet, Shayetet, stay in the bunker, we’re coming,’ one of the officers shouts – using the Hebrew name for their unit. 

Other hostages seized from a nearby music festival and from kibbutzim and villages close to Gaza were taken back into Gaza, to be used as human shields.

Their whereabouts are unknown, but it is considered likely they are being held in tunnels beneath the territory, and moved frequently to prevent rescue.