A Palestinian court in Hamas-run Gaza sentences two men to death for allegedly spying for Israel, the latest in a series of such rulings that have drawn international condemnation.
The interior ministry says three men were convicted, including two to death, for “spying for the occupation” and the other handed a life sentence with hard labor.
The men are not named, but the ministry says in a statement the two sentenced to death were born in 1985 and 1964.
In May, three men accused of collaborating with Israel in the assassination of a senior Hamas leader in Gaza were executed.
The executions were carried out after a brief trial only weeks after the arrests of the three, leading to international condemnation.
In April, the group hanged another three men accused of spying for Israel.
— AFP
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