(Sputnik-Russia) Amal, 26, will never forget the day in August 2014 when Hamas executed her brother in Gaza for alleged collaboration with Israel. "Hamas is an oppressor and a terror organization that kills innocent people, leaving kids orphaned and women widowed. That's why we hate them so much," she said over the phone, adding that executions of alleged collaborators have become widespread in recent years. In 2014 alone, Hamas executed at least 44 people suspected of ties with the Jewish state, the Israel Defense Forces reported. Many others were shot in their legs, a signature punishment used by Hamas to deter political opponents. But Amal says many of those killed were wrongfully accused. Hamas refused to provide evidence linking Amal's brother to Israel.
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