Zero tolerance for those suspected of collaborating with Israel: Hamas' military court in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday sentenced three Palestinians to death accused of "spying" for Israel, according to Hamas. The executions will be carried out soon, two of the accused will be hanged, while the third defendant will be executed by shooting.
One of them, a 67-year-old man living in the northern Gaza Strip, was charged with conspiracy with Israel in 1997. "He joined the occupation while passing through the Erez crossing and met an officer in Israeli intelligence who offered him to work with him in exchange for a work permit in Israel," according to the indictment. It was also claimed that the resident agreed to the Israeli officer's offer and began providing him with information about Hamas operatives, including their mobile phone numbers and places of residence. Moreover, he provided details about the locations of tunnels and communications networks, which helped Israel attack Hamas sites and eliminate operatives in the organization's military wing.
The Hamas military court sentenced three Palestinians to death. Hamas operatives,
Another defendant, a 43-year-old from Khan Yunis, was allegedly recruited by Israeli intelligence in 2000 when he returned to Gaza, and also provided incriminating information about Hamas' military activity, "based on the Israelis' request, he opened a place to sell cars, and imported several vehicles with eavesdropping devices implanted, which were sold to Hamas operatives."
The indictment describes a similar pattern for the third man, a 36-year-old military operative, who was convicted of espionage for "joining Israeli intelligence in 2011 in exchange for sums of money, and providing security information to Israel during Operation Protective Edge, in a manner that harmed the interests of the Palestinian people."
A military operative was convicted of joining Israeli intelligence. Hamas operatives,
In addition, the Hamas military court decided to sentence a 70-year-old resident of Khan Yunis to life imprisonment for hard labor, who "joined the occupation in 2001 and provided information that harmed the security of the resistance, including details about the movements of operatives' vehicles and information related to rocket launches," according to them. The verdict noted that the charges against the three related to a violation of a section of the Penal Code that prohibits "contact with a hostile foreign agent." The court explained the timing of the publication of the sentences on the need to exhaust all legal proceedings in this case.
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