Haniyeh. Followed as he bathed in sea
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Gaza: Amnesty ends; collaborator owns up
After 60 days' amnesty for collaborators who turn themselves in to Hamas, Palestinian admits to following Prime Minister Haniyeh
A Gaza Strip resident has been reporting to Israel on the movements of Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, according to Hamas media reports from the weekend. The reports came as Hamas' two-month amnesty period for collaborators who turn themselves in drew to an end.
The collaborator in question, it was reported, admitted to following Haniyeh when he went to bathe in the sea or jog along the beach, and transferred the information to Israel using a cell-phone with an Orange SIM card. He gave himself up to Hamas after the organization promised to grant amnesty to collaborators with Israel.
Another Palestinian who turned himself in admitted that he worked with Israel for 21 years and even during the first intifada he passed on information about stone-throwers and about homes of militants. He would open roads and tracks for Israel when the IDF entered the Strip and would even enter Israel claiming he was a merchant.
Another collaborator said that during a meeting with his handlers he was attacked by Shin Bet guards who suspected him of acting as a double agent.
Hamas Interior Ministry spokesman Ihab al-Rassin said the national campaign in the struggle against collaborators had got results which "shook the Zionist entity." He said in recent days the number of Palestinians turning themselves in had increased.
"We are dealing with them in closed circles, in order to maintain their good names and honor within Palestinian society," al-Rassin said. "The end of the amnesty period does not mean the end of the struggle against collaborators. We will continue to act against the group which harms national Palestinian interests."
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