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Hamas sentences man to death
Gaza military court convicts man of collaborating with Israel, sentences him to death by firing squad
A military court in Hamas-ruled Gaza has sentenced a man to death by firing squad for allegedly collaborating with Israel.
Hamas spokesman Mohammed Nahal provided no other details Sunday. He did not know how many Gazans are on death row.
The death sentence technically cannot be carried out unless Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas approves it. Abbas has not allowed executions to take place since he came to power in 2005.
However, rights groups say Hamas militants executed 17 men who escaped jail during Israel's three-week military operation in Gaza last month. The groups say most of those killed were suspected collaborators.
Hamas has ruled Gaza since seizing the territory from Abbas in June 2007.
