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Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/10/27/3050084.htm?section=world
Hamas to Step Up Executions of Collaborators
(ABC-Australia) Anne Barker - Hamas authorities in Gaza have begun imposing the death penalty as part of a campaign against Palestinians found guilty of collaborating with Israel. Two men have been executed in Gaza this year for passing information to Israeli forces. Dozens more are in jail. Omar Kaware is one of 42 men who share a single prison cell in Gaza's main jail. The inmates share one toilet and one bathroom between them. Every one of these men is accused of spying for Israel. And several, including Kaware, have been sentenced to death. "They accused me of collaborating with the Israelis, but I'm innocent," he said. He says he was set up by a vengeful neighbor and was tortured into making a confession. He revealed scars on his hands and feet as evidence. "They beat me. They tied my arms to the ceiling, hit me all over," he said.