GAZA city, Palestinian territories (AFP) – Gaza Hamas rulers on Wednesday executed a Palestinian convicted of collaboration with Israel, the Interior Ministry said, in what was the first of the implementation for one year.
The man was referred to as only a.s., was executed by firing squad after being convicted on April 19, Hamas-Run Ministry said.
"This morning we executed A.S., which was condemned for collaboration with Israel," it said, adding that the death penalty was carried out in accordance with the law and after approval from the authorities in Gaza.
"He was sentenced to death by firing squad on 19. April by a military court in Gaza City, "said the statement, without giving further information about the details of his conviction.
The last time the Gaza Hamas rulers made a death sentence against Palestinians accused of collaboration was in April 2010, when the two men executed by firing squad--in what was the first of the implementation since the Islamists took power in 2007.
A month later, say three more people were executed on charges not related to cooperation, human rights groups.
Palestinian legislation all punishable by death is cooperation with Israel, murder and drug trafficking.
By law, all execution of orders must be approved by the Palestinian President before they can be implemented, but Hamas no longer recognises the legitimacy of Mahmud Abbas, whose four-year term ended in 2009.
In recent months, Hamas arrested several alleged collaborators and warned it would prosecute any "a traitor" working for the Jewish State.
March 30, a Gaza Military Court sentenced a man to death and sentenced another to 15 years of forced labour for collaborating with Israel. Both sentences are subject to appeal.
Isrælske security forces routinely use Palestinian informers to thwart militant attacks and assist in the murder of top militant.
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