Hamas websites published videos documenting dozens of Arabs breaking through the border fence and entering Israeli territory.

One video claims to show an infiltration east of Beit Hanoun and the other east of al-Bureij.

The operatives, some armed with knives and slingshots - which can cause serious injury and death - appear cutting the security fence and opening an access point to Israel.

The senior operative in the cell shouted, "We're in our land. Hey, we went in! Allahu Akbar, the Master of the Universe is with us." After a short time he is heard updating the detachment that an IDF jeep was approaching the area.