- Title: Hamas executes three Palestinians in Gaza over commander's death
- Date: 25th May 2017
- Summary: GAZA CITY, GAZA (MAY 25, 2017) (REUTERS) AMBULANCE CARRYING BODY OF PALESTINIAN MAN WHO GOT EXECUTED BY HAMAS, FOLLOWED BY HAMAS SECURITY FORCES VEHICLE HAMAS SECURITY FORCES VEHICLE MOVING TOWARDS MAIN POLICE STATION WHERE EXECUTION TOOK PLACE AMBULANCE CARRYING BODY OF EXECUTED PALESTINIAN MAN LEAVING POLICE STATION AMBULANCE CARRY BODY AND HAMAS SECURITY FORCES VEHICLES DRIVING BY PEOPLE GATHERED OUTSIDE MAIN POLICE STATION POLICE VEHICLE BLOCKING ROAD POLICEMAN DIRECTING VEHICLES POLICE CAR BLOCKING ROAD LEADING TO MAIN POLICE STATION HAMAS SECURITY FORCES ON A BUILDING ROOFTOP NEXT TO MAIN POLICE STATION VIEW OF BUILDING (BLUE) WHERE EXECUTION TOOK PLACE
- Embargoed: 8th June 2017 17:56
- Keywords: commander killing Palestinians execution Hamas
- Location: GAZA CITY, GAZA
- City: GAZA CITY, GAZA
- Country: Palestinian Territories
- Topics: Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA0016IC94QV
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Gaza's ruling Hamas movement executed three Palestinians on Thursday (May 25) who were convicted of killing a commander in the Islamist group's armed wing while acting upon Israeli orders.
Hamas' military prosecutor said the three men admitted to receiving orders from Israeli intelligence officers to track and kill Mazen Fuqaha on March 24 in Gaza City. One was convicted of carrying out the shooting and the other two for providing Israel with information about Fuqaha's whereabouts.
Two of the men, aged 44 and 38, were hanged while the third, 38, having been a former security officer, was shot by a firing squad.
The executions took place in an open yard of Gaza's main police headquarters, witnessed by leaders from Hamas and other Palestinian factions, as well as heads of Gaza clans.
Israel's Shin Bet security service, which carries out covert operations against Palestinian militants, did not respond to a request by Reuters for comment on Hamas's allegations. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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