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Palestinian Authority criticise Hamas executions
23 August 2014 13:47 BST
The Palestinian Authority has slammed Hamas for executing 18 alleged Israeli collaborators in Gaza on Friday.
“The executions were done in cold blood and according to Hamas law, which is: who is not with Hamas is against it,” said al-Tayyib Abd al-Rahim, secretary general of President Mahmoud Abbas’ office, according to Ma’an News.
He described the killings as “random executions of those who Hamas called collaborators” and said: “it is enough for our great people in the Gaza Strip that they suffer from the Israeli siege and offensive.”
Rahim said the executions were a “provocative” act by Hamas, revealing that they are “not sincere in reconciliation” and failing to fulfil “commitments towards the unity government”.