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In sign of crackdown, Hamas hangs three “collaborators” with Israel
Published April 6th, 2017 - 16:00 GMT via SyndiGate.info

A woman walks past a billboard in Gaza put up by the Hamas authorities warning collaborators to stop their activities. (AFP/Mohammed Abed)

Hamas ordered the hanging of three men accused of collaborating with Israel on Thursday, days after they promised amnesty to "collaborators" if they were to turn themselves in.

The executions were carried out after Hamas called for "revenge" following the killing of one of its officials in Gaza on 24 March, after it had publically blamed Israel for conducting the execution.

A deputy of Hamas' Gaza branch's leader Khalil al-Haya, had promised retaliation, but did not specify how Hamas would respond to the attack.

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