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Palestinian Human Rights Groups Call for Probe of Hamas over Prisoners' Deaths


[AP/Ha'aretz] Palestinian human rights groups on Monday called for an investigation into the deaths of at least two Palestinians who they said were illegally detained and tortured by Hamas in Gaza. Mahir Abu Dhalfa , 45, was nabbed last week by Hamas' Executive Force in Gaza City. On Monday, his body was brought to Shifa Hospital with signs of suffocation, Palestinian medical officials said. Hamas promised amnesty for its vanquished Fatah rivals in Gaza, but since then, at least nine Fatah loyalists have been killed, according to local human rights workers.
2007-07-17 01:00:00
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