executions and assassinations in the West Bank

Extrajudicial killings in the Gaza Strip


Origins of the Gaza Strip

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Gaza Strip 1949 to 1967

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Khan Yunis 1956

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Conflicting reports of skirmishes between the two peoples were also reported in the neighboring Khan Yunis Camp, which housed displaced Palestinian refugees[citation needed]. PLO official Abdullah Al Hourani was in the camp at the time of the killings.[1] Al Hourani alleged that men were taken from their homes and shot by the Israeli Defense Forces. Hourani himself claimed to have fled from an attempted summary execution without injury.[2]

Transitional period 2005 to 2007

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Gaza Strip 2007 to 2023

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Misinformation about executions in Hamas-run Gaza

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During the Israel–Hamas war, a video described as “Hamas executes people by throwing them off a roof of a building!” circulated on social media, but the video was from 2015 and not from Palestine.[3] A July 2015 report from Al Arabiya, included identical images and states that they were originally shared by the so-called Islamic State, and showed the execution of four gay men in Fallujah, Iraq.[3]

23 executed in 2014

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During the 2014 Gaza War,[4][5] Hamas executed 23 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.[6] According to an Amnesty International report, 23 Palestinians were executed by Al-Qassam in the course of the 2014 conflict, and 16 of them imprisoned from before the war began.[7][8] Some were on trial for espionage, but those trials were suddenly city short. From among the executed, 6 were killed by a firing squad outside a mosque in front of hundreds of spectators including children. Amnesty claimed that Hamas used the cover of the war, which had a very heavily death toll,[4] to carry out summary executions, to settle scores against opponents under the pretext they were collaborators with Israel.[9][6] They were also accused of torture.[5]

Spillover into the Gaza Envelope

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Massacre of unarmed conscripts at Nahal Oz

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Deaths in Israeli custody during the 2023-2024 war

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Spillover into Sinai Peninsula

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8 June 1967 - Egyptian Army and others

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On 8 June 1967, two or more major massacres took place in the Sinai Peninsula. The Ras Sedr massacre was a mass murder of at least 52 Egyptian prisoners of war that took place immediately after a paratrooper unit of the Israel Defense Forces conquered Ras Sedr.[10]

On the sand day was the El Arish massacre. According to the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights, the Israeli Defense Forces had massacred hundreds of Egyptian prisoners of war or wounded soldiers in El Arish. Survivors alleged later that about 400 wounded Egyptians were buried alive outside the captured El Arish International Airport, and that 150 prisoners in the mountains of the Sinai were run over by Israeli tanks.[11]

2018 - alleged members of Hamas in 2018

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Who is Abdullah Al Hourani?". WebGaza.net. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  2. ^ Sacco, Joe (12 October 2010). Footnotes in Gaza. Metropolitan Books. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-8050-9277-6.
  3. ^ a b "Fact Check: Video of people thrown from roof shows punishment by IS, not Hamas". Reuters. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  4. ^ a b https://www.972mag.com/photos-the-palestinian-families-obliterated-in-just-51-days/
  5. ^ a b https://www.smh.com.au/world/hamas-accused-of-killing-and-torturing-palestinians-20150527-ghajf2.html
  6. ^ a b Beaumont, Peter (27 May 2015). "Hamas executed 23 Palestinians under cover of Gaza conflict, says Amnesty". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Hamas tortured and killed Palestinian 'collaborators' during Gaza conflict - new report". Amnesty International. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  8. ^ "'Strangling Necks': Abduction, torture and summary killings of Palestinians by Hamas forces during the 2014 Gaza/Israel conflict" (PDF). Amnesty International. p. 5, 15, 19. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  9. ^ "Gaza: Palestinians tortured, summarily killed by Hamas forces during 2014 conflict". Amnesty International. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  10. ^ "New Mass Grave of 1967 War POWs discovered in Ras Sedr". Al Jazirah (in Arabic). 28 June 2000.
  11. ^ Kassim, Anis F., ed. (2000). The Palestine Yearbook of International Law, 1998-1999. Martinus Nijhoff. p. 181.


Capital punishment in the Gaza Strip has been enforced by multiple governments, militaries, and irregular militias throughout the area's history. A large proportion of the killings have been associated with broader violent conflicts.

The death penalty has been applied to offenses such as murder, treason, and terrorism. The death sentences for treason have been carried out by the Al-Qassam Brigades, for giving information to Israel or Egypt, but theoretically the penalty can apply to other offences (see: Palestinian land laws).

A small number of people in the Gaza Strip have been sentenced to death for murder convictions in civilian courts, but many death sentences have been implemented by military courts with limited accountability, or have been extrajudicial executions.

There are multiple cases of alleged extrajudicial executions - for example Mahmoud Ishtiwi[a] and Fayeq Mabhouh[b] - in which the reason for the killing, the circumstances of the death, and whether it constitutes an extrajudicial execution are controversial and disputed.

History

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The Palestinian National Authority in Gaza

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The State Security Court in Gaza (Arabic: محكمة أمن الدولة في غزة), which was formed in 1995, issued several death sentences against eight people, as follows: 3 in 1995, 3 in 1997, and 2 in 1999, all of which were in murder cases. Not all of them were actually executed.[1]

Executions by Gaza's government and military (2007-2023)

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Death penalty authorities internally after 2007

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From the Battle of Gaza (2007) until the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip (2023–present) the Hamas government had control of the interior of the Gaza Strip on the ground, but they did not control the airspace, maritime borders, or land borders, except for the Palestinian side of the land crossings. [2] Two parallel Palestinian judicial systems carried out executions in the Gaza Strip. The judiciary of the Hamas-led civilian government and the military courts of the Ezzedeen al Qassam Brigades. The West Bank and Gaza Strip governments collaborate closely on issues such as health, but on other issues the Gaza Strip authorities act more autonomously. Theoretically Palestinian law requires approval from the Palestinian National Authority president (currently Mahmoud Abbas) for the death penalty, but the Hamas government in the Gaza Strip have disregarded this rule on multiple occasions.[3]

23 executed in 2014

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During the 2014 conflict with Israel, Hamas executed 23 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.[4] According to an Amnesty International report,[5][6] 23 Palestinians were executed by Hamas in the course of the 2014 conflict, and 16 of them imprisoned from before the war began.[citation needed] From among the executed, 6 were killed by a firing squad outside a mosque in front of hundreds of spectators including children.[citation needed] Amnesty claimed that Hamas used the cover [7] of 2014 Gaza war[8] to carry out summary executions, including to “settle scores” against opponents under the pretext they were “collaborators with Israel”.[4]

9 sentenced to death in 2015 and 4 in January 2016

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The Palestinian Center for Human Rights reported in December 2015 that Hamas issued nine death sentences in 2015. Hamas had sentenced four Gazans to death during the first weeks of 2016, all on suspicion of spying.[9]

Mahmoud Eshtewi killed in February 2016

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In February 2016, Al Qassam executed of Mahmoud Eshtewi,[a] (Arabic: محمود رشدي اشتيوي, romanizedMaħmoud Rushdi Eshtewi)[11] one of the group’s leading commanders, for very ambiguous reasons.[12] Some media interpreted the charges as a reference to gay sex.[13][9] Eshtewi was survived by two widows and his three children.[citation needed]

3 convicts executed in May 2016

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In May 2016, Hamas reportedly executed three men by firing squad and hanging.[14] The execution was performed in the al-Katiba prison. The executed men were convicted for murder. Reportedly, the execution defied protests from the United Nations and "will likely" deepen tensions with the Palestinian government in the West Bank.[14] Hamas defied an agreement with Fatah, the ruling party in the West Bank, by carrying out the executions without the approval of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Hamas later announced that 13 additional prisoners are to be executed.[15]

3 alleged collaborators executed in April 2017

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In April 2017, it was reported that three Palestinians were executed by Hamas in Gaza Strip over alleged collaboration with Israel.[16] Reportedly, the men were hanged at a Hamas police compound, as dozens of Hamas leaders and officials watched the killing.[citation needed]

13 sentenced between January and August 2022

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According to B'Tselem, Hamas courts handed down 13 death sentences in January-August 2022, but had not carried out any since 2017.[3]

5 executed in September 2022

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On 4 September 2022, Hamas announced they had executed five men, including two men condemned over collaboration with the occupation (Israel), and three others in criminal cases.[citation needed] A a resident of Khan Younis born 1968 was convicted of supplying Israel in 1991 with “information on men of the resistance, their residence… and the location of rocket launchpads”; a second man, born 1978, was for supplying Israel in 2001 with intelligence “that led to the targeting and martyrdom of citizens” by Israeli forces, according to Hamas.[3] The other three men had been convicted for murder.

Death sentences and executions in the Gaza Strip (2005-2024)

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person(s) death sentence execution
sex & age name(s) charges or accusations authority date date location method
1 man Ayman Taha [citation needed] Treason 4 August 2014 Unknown Shot
1 person Atta Najjar[17] Treason 22 August 2014 Katiba prison Unknown
1 man Mahmoud Eshtewi
(also spelled "Ishtiwi")
Arabic: محمود اشتيوي
undefined [12][A] Al Qassam charges dropped.[B] February 2016 Gaza Strip Firing squad (alleged by Al Qassam)[20] Prior death in custody (alleged by others)
3 unnamed people murder (3) September 2022 Gaza Strip Hanging [citation needed]
1 person 54y[C] a resident of Khan Younis Treason [D]
1 man 44y[E] Treason [F]
1 man Shadi Abu Qouta (Arabic: شادي أبو قوطة) none fatal police violence incident July 2023 Khan Yunis municipality a bulldozer and the demolished wall of his house[21]
37,000 people.[22][G] suspected members of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad not publicly defined IDF 2023-10-07 2023-10-07 onwards Family homes in the Gaza Strip[22] airstrikes, artillery, or shootings
1 man Faiq Mabhouh[b] (Arabic: فائق المبحوح) terrorism (claimed by IDF) IDF

  1. ^ stated reason was for (Arabic: "تجاوزاته السلوكية والأخلاقية التي أقر بها")[18][19] some Western tabloids speculated that the vague charges might refer to gay sex,[9] but most sources describe the charges as undefined or unnamed.[20][12]
  2. ^ Death penalty charge, treason (espionage), was dropped before his death.
  3. ^ born 1968
  4. ^ convicted of supplying Israel in 1991 with “information on men of the resistance, their residence… and the location of rocket launchpads”.[3]
  5. ^ born 1978
  6. ^ supplying Israel in 2001 with intelligence “that led to the targeting and martyrdom of citizens” by Israeli forces, according to Hamas.[3]
  7. ^ presumed to be mostly adult males, but they did not exclude minors or set any lower age limit, the only human oversight was whether the person answering the phone sounded male.

Executions by the Israeli Air Force before October 2023

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Targeted killing (Hebrew: סיכול ממוקד, romanized: sikul memukad, lit.'focused foiling'),[23][24][25] is a tactic that the government of Israel has used during the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, the Iran–Israel proxy conflict, and other conflicts.[25]

Successful and unsuccessful targeted killings by the Israeli Air Force occurred in the Gaza Strip before and during the period of Hamas government control on the ground. According to Ronen Bergman, "since World War II, Israel has used assassination and targeted-killing more than any other country in" "the West", in many cases endangering the lives of civilians."[26]

Ahmed Yassin - 22 March 2004

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Ahmed Yassin - one of the founders of Hamas, and their leader at the time of his death - had been a quadriplegic since his adolescence. He was killed by a hellfire missile, fired at his wheelchair, from an Apache helicopter, supported by F-16 fighter jets. The attack killed Yassin, his two bodyguards, and nine bystanders, twelve people in total.

On 22 March 2004, the Palestinian leader and one of the founders of the Hamas militant organization, Ahmed Yassin, 67, was assassinated in Gaza City. Sheikh Ahmed Yassin was returning from performing the Fajr prayer,[27] and his companions were also killed immediately.[28] His assassination caused a state of anger and Palestinian factions vowed revenge, with Hamas saying that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon "opened the gates of hell." Shortly after the attack, Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi took over the leadership of the movement in the Gaza Strip.[29]

Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi - 17 April 2004

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On the evening of 17 April 2004, the leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi, aged 56, was assassinated by missiles fired by Israeli warplanes on the car he was traveling in.[30] In addition two of his bodyguards were killed.[31] The operation was considered part of a campaign to eliminate the leaders of the groups fighting in the uprising.[32] The assassination led to widespread condemnation around the world.[33] Hamas spokesman Ismail Haniyeh vowed to avenge the death, saying the sacrifice would not be in vain.[34][bare URL]

Ali Deif - August 2014

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Ali Deif (Arabic: علي الضيف) was the 7 month old baby son of Mohammed Deif. An airstrike on his family residence in 2014, which was one of many failed attempts to assassinate Mohammed Deif, instead killed only baby Ali, his 27 year old mother Widad,[35]

Several thousand people attended the funeral in Gaza, angrily demanding revenge against Israel and firing shots into the air. The bodies of Widad and Ali were taken from the wife’s family home to a mosque in Jabaliya refugee camp for prayers, then laid to rest in the sand of a cemetery.[35]

A strangely flattering letter claiming to be from (Mohammed Deif’s in laws) was published in Palestinian media.[36] Israeli papers reported that Widad's mother did not regret approving of the marriage, and she would do the same again.[citation needed]

Israel-Hamas war

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The Gospel

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The IDF started using AI-assisted targeting in the Gaza Strip before the 2023 war. The Israeli Air Force ran out of targets to strike[37] in the 2014 war and 2021 crisis.[38] In an interview on France 24, investigative journalist Yuval Abraham of the left-wing +972 Magazine stated that to maintain military pressure, and due to political pressure to continue the war, the military would bomb the same places twice.[39] But initially this was mostly directed at buildings rather than people.[citation needed]

"Where's Daddy?"

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Family homes in the Gaza Strip were hit by airstrikes in the early hours of 8 October 2023,[40] Systematic targeting of family homes in the Gaza Strip was later confirmed by multiple IDF whistle blowers interviewed by +972 magazine. The system was called "Where's daddy" because they would wait till a man was home and bomb the residence when he was there.[22] The list of 37,000 suspected members of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad became a "kill list".[22]

Shadia Abu Ghazala School massacre

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The Euro-Med Monitor stated the victims were subjected to "field executions" while being questioned.[41]

Fayeq Mabhouh

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The death of Fayeq Mabhouh at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City was described by some sources as an execution, but other sources characterised it as a mutual gun fight.

Brigadier General Fayeq Mabhouh[42] (or "Faiq Al-Mabhouh",[b] Arabic: فائق المبحوح, romanized"Fā'eq Al-Mabħouħ", Hebrew: פאיק אל מבחוח)[43][44] was the Director-General of Central Operations in the Ministry of the Interior and National Security in the Gaza Strip.[43] He was the leader of their crisis management team. His most notable recent responsibilities related to civilian disaster management, such as coordination and enforcement of restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.[45][46][47] Media reports varied in the way they described his role at the time of his death, but he was most often described as a police officer or the head of the Hamas government's "internal security" forces.[48]

He was killed by the Israeli Defense Forces during a raid on Al-Shifa hospital.[49] Some sources suggest that the gun battle happened outside the hospital.[43] The exact circumstances of his death are unverifiable.

During an IDF raid on Al-Shifa Hospital, Fayeq Mabhouh was killed in what some sources described as a firefight between "Hamas militants" and Israeli troops.[50][51] But other sources describe it as an assassination or execution. According to the IDF, Fayeq Mabhouh refused to surrender to troops and instead continued firing at Israeli security forces until he was killed.[52]

Before the IDF found Fayeq (in or near the hospital) they raided his family home and kicked out his wife and children.[43][53] Fayeq’s brother was captured in a neighbourhood near the hospital.[43]

Suspicious deaths in custody

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February 2016 - Mahmoud Eshtewi

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Some who saw his body before burial suspected that Mahmoud Eshtewi died in custody before being shot by the firing squad.[19]

April 2024 - Adnan al-Bush

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On 19 April 2024, Dr. Adnan al-Bursh, the head of orthopedics at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, died at Ofer Prison. He had been arrested in the Gaza Strip under unclear circumstances. The Israeli authorities did not notify his family and refused to disclose any details about his death. Fellow prisoners who knew him and had been released said that al-Bursh appeared badly tortured and starved before his death in custody.[54] Gideon Levy wrote in Haaretz that al-Bursh was tortured and beaten to death in an Israeli jail, and that the response of the Israel Prisen Service—“The service does not address the circumstances of the deaths of detainees who are not Israeli citizens.”—was pure audacity.[55]

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Sometimes spelled "Mahmoud Ishtiwi".[10]
  2. ^ a b c d The spelling of his name in English is extremely variable, including "Faiq Al-Mabhouh", "Fayek Mabhouh", and others. Many Arabic surnames start with an "Al" (Arabic: ال), this is usually omitted in English, but sometimes retained. The most common Romanisations of his first name are "Fayeq",[56][42] "Fayek",[57][58] and "Faiq",[59][60] but there are numerous other ways, ending in Q, K, G, or CK, e.g. Faack.[53] The Hebrew spelling is less variable (Hebrew: פאיק).[44]

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    One official, who worked on targeting decisions in previous Gaza operations, said the IDF had not previously targeted the homes of junior Hamas members for bombings. They said they believed that had changed for the present conflict, with the houses of suspected Hamas operatives now targeted regardless of rank.
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