Condemnation for ‘collaborator’ executions

Human Rights Watch strongly denounces the Hamas executions of some 25 Palestinians accused of being collaborators with Israel.

“Amid all the carnage in Gaza, it’s abhorrent that Hamas officials are adding to it by permitting, if not ordering, the summary execution of Palestinians deemed to be collaborators,” says Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East director at Human Rights Watch, in a statement. “Hamas authorities need to stop these extrajudicial killings.”

“Hamas authorities should immediately investigate and take appropriate action against all those responsible for these killings and prevent future killings from taking place,” she adds.

“Spying and treason are serious crimes in any jurisdiction, but Hamas leaders should make it clear that death sentences are not the answer, let alone these summary executions.”