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Hamas Kills Its Own Commander for Unnamed 'Violations'
Source: Associated Press
Hamas Kills Its Own Commander for Unnamed 'Violations'
By FARES AKRAM, ASSOCIATED PRESS
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Feb 7, 2016, 1:18 PM ET
Hamas, the Islamic militant group that rules Gaza, said Sunday that it has executed one of its own commanders over unnamed "moral and behavioral violations."
Hamas said in a short Twitter statement that Mahmoud Eshtewi was killed after he confessed. It said the decision to kill Eshtewi, who was detained in January 2015, was taken by its "military and religious judiciary," a previously unheard-of department.
Hamas seized the Gaza Strip from forces loyal to the Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in 2007. During periods of fighting against Israel, Hamas has killed dozens of Palestinians it accused of spying.
The group is not known to have killed its own members during peacetime, and the vague language used in the statement indicated Eshtewi was killed for reasons other than spying.
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Human Rights Watch said it was following Eshtewi's case "with concern" after his family told the New York-based group that he was arrested and tortured for criticizing more senior Hamas commanders.
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By FARES AKRAM, ASSOCIATED PRESS
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Feb 7, 2016, 1:18 PM ET
Hamas, the Islamic militant group that rules Gaza, said Sunday that it has executed one of its own commanders over unnamed "moral and behavioral violations."
Hamas said in a short Twitter statement that Mahmoud Eshtewi was killed after he confessed. It said the decision to kill Eshtewi, who was detained in January 2015, was taken by its "military and religious judiciary," a previously unheard-of department.
Hamas seized the Gaza Strip from forces loyal to the Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in 2007. During periods of fighting against Israel, Hamas has killed dozens of Palestinians it accused of spying.
The group is not known to have killed its own members during peacetime, and the vague language used in the statement indicated Eshtewi was killed for reasons other than spying.
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Human Rights Watch said it was following Eshtewi's case "with concern" after his family told the New York-based group that he was arrested and tortured for criticizing more senior Hamas commanders.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/hamas-kills-commander-unnamed-violations-36773537
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