SAS Australia shocked viewers on Wednesday night when recruits were put through alarming terrorist simulations in the Middle East.

During the nail-biting episode of the Channel Seven show the remaining 10 recruits were forced to endure alarming challenges that many at home found beyond the pale. 

One 'test of precision' saw recruits make a dangerous 50m repel from the top of a building before engaging with 'terrorists' who spoke Arabic. 

The enemies are depicted as Middle Eastern radicals garbed in dark, heavy clothing with black turbans around their heads.

Recruits were then expected to run into a room where hostages were being held and 'rescue' them by quickly identifying and 'killing' the terrorists. 

Shocked viewers quickly took to social media to slam the show for airing the disturbing footage just days after the Hamas attack in Israeli.  

'Poor timing to air this episode of SAS Australia,' complained one viewer of the distressing scenes.

'A bit harder to get into tonight's episode,' a second person begun.

'A bit too close to what's happening in Middle East right now. I know it's just a TV show but tonight's content reminds of the devastation overseas. Hoping for peace for all,' they continued. 

'The awkward silence of the #sasaustralia hashtag is a vibe,' added another. 

'This show on prime time showing mock Terrorists with machine guns….too soon,' wrote one more.

Daily Mail Australia has reached out to Channel Seven for comment. 

Another task later in the episode forced recruits to go through live grenade training and, under heavy fire, infiltrate a building to eliminate hostiles.

The horror show began with recruits being asked to throw allegedly live grenades onto a roof top which exploded on impact. 

A 'terrorist' stood on top of the building where the bombs were being thrown, and recruits were expected to target them with the explosive weapons. 

In a terrifying moment, some recruits failed to do so and were left to dive for cover as a blast went off next to them.  

The confronting SAS Australia episode comes amid the horrifying terror attack which occurred on Saturday at the Universo Paralello psy-trance festival.

Victims of the horror unleashed by Palestinian terrorist group Hamas have included those from overseas visiting the festival, including British citizens. 

More than 700 Israeli soldiers and civilians were shot dead or blown up in rocket attacks launched by the Palestinian gunmen in the desert outside of Kibbutz Re'im.

They mowed down some 260 innocent people at the music festival in a brutal, unexpected offensive which drew comparisons to the 9/11 attacks and Pearl Harbour.

SAS Australia continues Monday at 7.30pm on Channel Seven