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Source: https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/19639/palestinians-human-rights
The Human Rights of Palestinians Living under Hamas Rule in Gaza
(Gatestone Institute) Bassam Tawil - Two Palestinian men died in Hamas custody recently. Their deaths were ignored by the world media. The UN and human rights organizations remained silent, apparently because Israel is not associated with their deaths. Mohammed Al-Sufi, 43, was an Islamic preacher from Rafah. Al-Sufi's 16-year-old son, Abdullah, told the Palestinian Center for Human Rights that he and his father were arrested on April 19 by Hamas security officers shortly after they returned home from a visit to Egypt. Abdullah said that he was punched and beaten by the officers. Mohammed's death was announced on April 20. Al-Sufi's family insist he was arrested because he had criticized Hamas for serving as a proxy for Iran, which he said was responsible for killing Muslims in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Gaza. Ahmed Al-Louh, 56, was arrested by Hamas security officers on March 8 and died on May 1. Those who ignore human rights violations committed by both Hamas and the Palestinian Authority against Palestinians do a massive disservice to the Palestinians whom they claim to support.