Hamas officials say the Palestinians arrested for their alleged role in the assassination of one of the terror group’s top officials last month will be executed in the coming days if found guilty of aiding Israel in the killing.
Hamas has blamed Israeli intelligence agency Mossad and its “collaborators” for the killing of Mazen Faqha in the Palestinian territory in March.
The Islamist terror group has vowed “radical measures” against Palestinians who “collaborated” with Israel, with interior ministry spokesman Iyad al-Bozum saying that could mean arrests, trials and even executions.
Palestinians demonstrate outside an Interior Ministry building in Gaza City, run by Hamas, as they carry signs condemning “collaborators” and “spies” working for Israel, on April 5, 2017. (AFP/Mohammed Abed)
Security checks and searches have increased, including roadblocks.
Bozum says “several collaborators were arrested” after investigators determined “their direct role in the assassination” of Faqha.
Hamas’s prosecutor general Ismail Jaber says those found guilty of aiding Israel would be executed “in the coming days.”
A few dozen people demonstrated on Wednesday morning in Gaza to call for executions.
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