3 GAZANS PUBLICLY EXECUTED BY MASKED GUNMEN ??

By Anshika Khera

At least three Palestinians were publicly executed in Gaza by Hamas gunmen on Sunday. The trip was accused by Hamas led authorities that they collaborated with Israel ,as the group sought to crush rising challenges from Palestinian militias it says are working against it with Israeli support.

A video of minutes before the execution sparked curiosity as it showed  a masked man issuing a warning to “all collaborators” as the three men kneel on the ground, blindfolded. They were later shot dead in front of a crowd by masked gunmen, reports said. The validity of the video is not verified. But according to a Reuters report, it was taken in Gaza City as the buildings, road layout, and signs seen in the video matched file and satellite imagery of the area.

The Palestinian security official from the Hamas-run Gaza government said the executions were carried out on Sunday by the “Joint Operations Room of the Palestinian resistance”. The videos showed “revolutionary rulings” being implemented against people for security collaboration with Israel, it said.The executions aimed to send “a clear message and serve as a deterrent to anyone tempted to collaborate with the occupation”.