May 27, 2015
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Hamas (click here) used the cover of last summer’s conflict with Israel to torture and kill Palestinians from rival factions, according to a new report.
“‘Strangling Necks’: Abduction, torture and summary killings of Palestinians by Hamas forces during the 2014 Gaza/Israel conflict,” a report released on Wednesday by Amnesty International, highlights the extrajudicial execution of at least 23 Palestinians and the arrest and torture of dozens of others, including members and supporters of Fatah, the party of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, a Hamas political rival.
During the 50-day conflict in July and August 2014, Hamas “took the opportunity to ruthlessly settle scores, carrying out a series of unlawful killings and other grave abuses,” said Philip Luther, director of the Middle East and North Africa Program at Amnesty International....
The murders were in response to the Israeli invasion. The people murdered were prisoners or viewed as sympathizers to Israel. These are not random murders, they were due to the Israeli aggression. It wasn't mad men simply killing to satisfy their own aggression.
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Hamas (click here) used the cover of last summer’s conflict with Israel to torture and kill Palestinians from rival factions, according to a new report.
“‘Strangling Necks’: Abduction, torture and summary killings of Palestinians by Hamas forces during the 2014 Gaza/Israel conflict,” a report released on Wednesday by Amnesty International, highlights the extrajudicial execution of at least 23 Palestinians and the arrest and torture of dozens of others, including members and supporters of Fatah, the party of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, a Hamas political rival.
During the 50-day conflict in July and August 2014, Hamas “took the opportunity to ruthlessly settle scores, carrying out a series of unlawful killings and other grave abuses,” said Philip Luther, director of the Middle East and North Africa Program at Amnesty International....
The murders were in response to the Israeli invasion. The people murdered were prisoners or viewed as sympathizers to Israel. These are not random murders, they were due to the Israeli aggression. It wasn't mad men simply killing to satisfy their own aggression.
