British counter-terror cops have blocked an ‘October 7’ video game that allows players to recreate Hamas atrocities by paragliding into Israeli bases to kill soldiers.
Authorities intervened last month after the game appeared on Steam, an online video game market place.
Police ordered the gaming site to take down Fursan al-Aqsa: The Knights of the Al-Aqsa Mosque from its UK store.
A trailer advertising the game came to the attention of the authorities after it depicted players paragliding into an Israeli military base and slaughtering troops.
Although it does not expressly refer to Hamas, the trailer shows IDF soldiers being forced onto their knees and executed, blown up with grenades and shot in the head by terrorists wearing green Hamas-style headbands.
The game’s trailer includes text asking: ‘Where are those who carry the explosive belts? I want an explosive belt to blow up myself over the Zionists!’
It carries on: ‘It’s a jihad, a jihad of victory or martyrdom!’
Nidal Nijm, the game’s Brazilian-Palestinian creator, said his creation ‘allows you to relive the iconic day on which the brave Palestinian resistance humiliated Israeli military forces’.
He claimed the ban was a result of the ‘game’s political statement on the Palestine x Israel conflict’ and added the game was no different to the Call of Duty franchise, which allows players to carry out military coups and join a terror attack at an airport.
British counter-terror police have banned Fursan al-Aqsa: The Knights of the Al-Aqsa Mosque from being sold in the UK store. The game appears to depict October 7-style atrocities
A trailer advertising the game came to the attention of the authorities after it depicted players paragliding into an Israeli military base and slaughtering troops
The game, which was on sale on Steam – an online video game site – allows players to take control of Hamas-style terrorists armed with RPGs and machine guns
In a statement on Steam’s website, he said: ‘The request to block my game in the UK came from the Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit (CTIRU). So this is clear that UK authorities consider my game as ‘terrorist’ propaganda.’
An earlier take of the game allowed players to control Hamas-style terrorists, with a recent update introducing a scene that appeared to show the October 7 attacks.
The atrocity, which took place last year, saw Hamas terrorists storm into Israel, killing more than 1,200 people.
Among those slaughtered included children who were burnt to death, women who were raped, and elderly people who were gunned down in their homes.
According to 404 Media, which first reported on the banning of the October 7-style video game, an earlier iteration of it also featured a terrorist cutting off the head of an Israeli soldier and kicking it into the air.
Although the game has been banned in the UK, Austria and Germany, it is still available to buy in America for $14.99 (£11.96).
Gamers online have widely panned the gamers, who branded it ‘offensive’, ‘anti-Semitic’ and ‘terrible’.
One person on X, formerly known as Twitter, wrote: ‘Hey @Steam why is Fursan al-Aqsa: The Knights of the Al-Aqsa Mosque allowed on your platform? This game allows players to relive 7 of October, clearly promoting terrorism and murder of Israelis. Remove it today!’
The game’s trailer shows players rounding up Israeli troops. In another scene, IDF soldiers are shown on their knees before being shot in the head and executed
The game’s trailer includes text asking: ‘Where are those who carry the explosive belts? I want an explosive belt to blow up myself over the Zionists!’
Pictured is a scene from the game’s trailer. The game has been banned in the UK but is still available to buy in America
Another person added: ‘Hey @steam there is one game that I can’t report and I feel like it’s an extremely disturbing, racist and dangerous game that can hurt millions of Jews all around the world I beg of you to take it down – the name of the game is Fursan al-Aqsa: The Knights of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.’
A Counter Terrorism Policing spokesperson told MailOnline; ‘The Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit (CTIRU) is a national Counter Terrorism Policing unit based within the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command, which is dedicated to the assessment of potential terrorist and extremist material found online by the public.
‘It works with service providers to seek the removal of such material. If material breaches UK terrorism law, police may also carry out an investigation.
‘The CTIRU works closely with a range of technology, social media and online service providers, but we do not comment on specific content or any communication we may have with specific platforms or providers.
‘Anyone who sees material online that they are concerned about and may be terrorist or extremist can report it via www.gov.uk/report-terrorism.’
The Met Police added no arrests had been made.