Hamas fighters ‘took “poor man’s cocaine” drug called Captagon to boost their alertness and make them feel invincible before Israel massacre’

Hamas fighters have reportedly been using an illicit substance, nicknamed ‘the poor man’s cocaine’, to focus and stave of sleep and hunger during attacks.

Israeli news site, News 12, reported that Captagon pills had been found on Hamas prisoners and the bodies of dead fighters. 

They claim that some terrorists had taken the drug to ‘commit the inhuman murders’ during the October 7 attack on Israel.

A video has also emerged on X, formerly Twitter, showing bags of a white powder in the back of a Hamas-linked vehicle, although it’s unclear what drug this was.

The video is captioned: ‘Documentation taken by a friend of mine in the surrounding settlements: the terrorists arrived with bags of cocaine to fuel their satanic urge.’ 

Captagon is a highly addictive amphetamine-like drug that has plagued the Middle East in recent years – it has been taken by fighters who say it gives them a feeling of invincibility on the frontlines. 

It was first produced in Germany in the 1960s to treat attention deficit disorders, narcolepsy and other conditions.

It was discontinued, but an illicit version of the drug was made in eastern Europe and then in the Arab region and it has now grown into a multi-billion dollar illegal market. 

The illicit version – also nicknamed the ‘poor man’s cocaine’ – is thought to be made of a mix of fenethylline, caffeine and other fillers – it generates focus and staves off sleep and hunger.

Hamas gunman is pictured storming Israeli positions on October 7

The drug is not just used by soldiers, it is used recreationally and by people with physically demanding jobs across the Arab states.

The vast majority of Captagon is produced in Syria with a smaller production operation in Lebanon.

Millions of pills have been smuggled out of Syria into neighboring countries.