Hamas executes four Israeli spies in Gaza

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Posted on August 24, 2014 by sagarmedia

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Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, killed four more Palestinians suspected of spying for Israel. Masked Hamas militants shot the Palestinians in the courtyard of a mosque in the Jabaliya refugee camp. Hamas-affiliated Al-Majd website quoted security sources as saying that the four were executed after legal measures were completed. The Islamist faction declined to release the names or pictures of the executed for the sake of social stability, fearing backlash against their families. The total number of Palestinian suspects killed has risen to 25; 18 of whom were executed on Friday and three on Thursday.

Earlier, the Palestinian Authority, which controls the West Bank, denounced the executions of alleged collaborators, calling them extra-judicial. Amnesty International called on Hamas to halt the campaign of summary executions of suspected collaborators.