After a popular Gaza news site live streamed the execution of three men accused of killing a Hamas terror commander on behalf of Israel, the Strip’s interior ministry warns against publishing any footage from the scene.
“The interior ministry warns against publishing any footage or photos from the execution of the agents of the occupation involved in the assassination of the martyr Mazen Faqha,” the Hamas-run ministry says in a statement.
“Anyone who violates this will face legal measures,” it adds.
Screen capture of a Facebook live feed of the execution of three men by Hamas in the Gaza Strip on May 25, 2017 (Facebook Screen capture)
The Gaza Now news agency, which live streamed the execution from a distance, quickly responded to Hamas’s warning.
“The Gaza Now news agency did not receive any instruction from the Interior Ministry or from the Media Office in Gaza barring the shooting of the execution,” the site says in a tweet.
The site notes that yesterday it published footage from the exact same place.
— Dov Lieber
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