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| Hamas executes two 'Israel collaborators' in Gaza | Hamas executes two 'Israel collaborators' in Gaza |
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| Israel often targets sites in Gaza it says are used to launch rockets against Israeli cities | Israel often targets sites in Gaza it says are used to launch rockets against Israeli cities |
| Two Palestinian men accused of collaborating with Israel have been executed in the Gaza Strip, the Hamas-run interior ministry says. | Two Palestinian men accused of collaborating with Israel have been executed in the Gaza Strip, the Hamas-run interior ministry says. |
| A statement did not name the men - it only gave their initials and age - but said they had given information that had led to the killing of Palestinians. | A statement did not name the men - it only gave their initials and age - but said they had given information that had led to the killing of Palestinians. |
| Three others were also executed - on charges of murder. | Three others were also executed - on charges of murder. |
| Human rights groups have previously condemned such executions by Hamas - the militant group which runs Gaza. | Human rights groups have previously condemned such executions by Hamas - the militant group which runs Gaza. |
| Since 2007 when they asserted control over Gaza, the Hamas-run authorities have carried out at least 27 executions, most recently in April 2017. | Since 2007 when they asserted control over Gaza, the Hamas-run authorities have carried out at least 27 executions, most recently in April 2017. |
| The two men accused of spying for Israel were arrested in 2009 and 2015 and "convicted by a court of treason and conspiring with foreign parties", the interior ministry statement said. | The two men accused of spying for Israel were arrested in 2009 and 2015 and "convicted by a court of treason and conspiring with foreign parties", the interior ministry statement said. |
| Four were hanged and one was executed by firing squad because he was a policeman, it added. | Four were hanged and one was executed by firing squad because he was a policeman, it added. |
| Security sources told the BBC that one of those executed was a Hamas policeman who used his weapon to kill his father-in-law and a 13-year-old girl after a family dispute last July. | Security sources told the BBC that one of those executed was a Hamas policeman who used his weapon to kill his father-in-law and a 13-year-old girl after a family dispute last July. |
| The crime sparked protests in the Beit Lahia area, north of Gaza, during which houses and shops were burned. | The crime sparked protests in the Beit Lahia area, north of Gaza, during which houses and shops were burned. |
| Israel occupied the Gaza Strip during the 1967 Middle East war. In 2005, it withdrew its troops and some 7,000 settlers. | Israel occupied the Gaza Strip during the 1967 Middle East war. In 2005, it withdrew its troops and some 7,000 settlers. |
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