The UN Human Rights Office in the Occupied Palestinian Territory has condemned the “extrajudicial execution” of a Palestinian man accused of collaborating with Israeli forces by a group affiliated with Hamas.
The agency said the killing was part of a broader pattern of unlawful killings and alleged abuses in Gaza.
The execution “continues a pattern of unlawful killings by Gaza de facto authorities and units in pro-Hamas security forces of dozens of Palestinians” who were mostly accused of either collaborating with Israeli forces or working with “armed elements that are apparently funded, armed, and backed by Israel”, the UN said.
“Unlawful killings, torture, and other forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment constitute war crimes and grave violations of international human rights law,” it said, calling for those responsible to be held accountable.
