Hamas to examine unlawful execution of Palestinians
26 Nov 2012 8:04 AM IST
Gaza's Hamas government on Sunday announced the creation of a committee to examine the ‘unlawful executions’ of Palestinians accused of collaborating with Israel during the recent conflict.
‘The government has decided to set up a committee to study what happened with the unlawful executions which took place during the aggression,’ Hamas government spokesman Taher al-Nunu told reporters in Gaza City.
He was referring to at least two incidents during Israel's bombardment of the territory in which seven people accused of ‘collaborating’ with Israel were gunned down. In both cases, the killings were claimed by the armed wing of Hamas, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades.
On 16 November, a man was shot dead in Gaza City after allegedly ‘providing guidance and information on the locations of the resistance and their rocket launchers to the Israeli occupation,’ a source said. Four days later, gunmen executed six ‘collaborators’ in Gaza City's Nasser neighbourhood, witnesses said.
GAZA DAMAGE WORTH $1.2 BLN
Israel’s eight-day bombardment of the Gaza Strip has caused more than USD 1.2 billion in direct and indirect damages, a spokesman for the Hamas government said on Sunday.
‘The total cost of damages caused by the Israeli aggression is USD 1.245 billion,’ Taher al-Nunu told reporters in Gaza City.
He said direct damage caused by more than a week of Israeli aerial bombardment had cost USD 545 million while indirect damages added up to some USD 700 million.
Nunu said the eight-day operation had completely destroyed 200 homes and partially damaged another 8,000.
Another 42 non-residential buildings, including the Hamas government headquarters, were also completely destroyed, he said.
‘The government has decided to set up a committee to study what happened with the unlawful executions which took place during the aggression,’ Hamas government spokesman Taher al-Nunu told reporters in Gaza City.
He was referring to at least two incidents during Israel's bombardment of the territory in which seven people accused of ‘collaborating’ with Israel were gunned down. In both cases, the killings were claimed by the armed wing of Hamas, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades.
On 16 November, a man was shot dead in Gaza City after allegedly ‘providing guidance and information on the locations of the resistance and their rocket launchers to the Israeli occupation,’ a source said. Four days later, gunmen executed six ‘collaborators’ in Gaza City's Nasser neighbourhood, witnesses said.
GAZA DAMAGE WORTH $1.2 BLN
Israel’s eight-day bombardment of the Gaza Strip has caused more than USD 1.2 billion in direct and indirect damages, a spokesman for the Hamas government said on Sunday.
‘The total cost of damages caused by the Israeli aggression is USD 1.245 billion,’ Taher al-Nunu told reporters in Gaza City.
He said direct damage caused by more than a week of Israeli aerial bombardment had cost USD 545 million while indirect damages added up to some USD 700 million.
Nunu said the eight-day operation had completely destroyed 200 homes and partially damaged another 8,000.
Another 42 non-residential buildings, including the Hamas government headquarters, were also completely destroyed, he said.
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