2009 Hamas political violence in Gaza

2009 internal violence in Gaza yes Hamas Political Violence in Gaza the Gaza War (2008–2009), the Fatah–Hamas conflict and the Palestinian internal political violence January 21 – February 2009 Gaza Strip Hamas executes suspected Israeli collaborators and Fatah members Hamas Fatah * 35-80 Palestinians killed Hamas executes collaborators and restricts Fatah movement. http://fr.jpost.com/Tags/satellite Satellite News and latest stories | The Jerusalem Post fr.jpost.com 75 injured, 3 blindedhttp://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/story/881210.html Still in charge, Hamas attacking Fatah rivals Miami Herald 2009-01-31 2009-02-01 Shashank Bengali Dion NissenbaumMarch 2016September 2024 including 19 members of Fatahhttp://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Hamas-executes-suspected-Fatah-traitors-in-Gaza-3175208.php Hamas executes suspected Fatah traitors in Gaza San Francisco Chronicle 2009-01-31 2009-02-01 Matthew KalmanSeptember 2024 Map of the Gaza Strip Gaza Strip map2.svg The 2009 Hamas political violence took place in the Gaza Strip during and after the 2008–2009 Gaza War. A series of violent acts, ranging from physical assaults, torture, and executions of Palestinians suspected of collaboration with the Israel Defense Forces, as well as members of the Fatah political party, occurred. According to Human Rights Watch, at least 32 people were killed by these attacks: 18 during the conflict and 14 afterward, and several dozen more were maimed, many by shots to the legs.Khaled Abu Toameh, Hamas killed 32 Gazans during, after op, Jerusalem Post 20-04-2009Gaza: Hamas Should End Killings, Torture https://web.archive.org/web/20150407170715/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/04/20/gaza-hamas-should-end-killings-torture 2015-04-07 , HRW 20-04-2009 Suspected collaborators Gaza War (2008–2009) thumb|Map of the Gaza War in 2009 Many of the attacks were against people suspected of being informants during the war. Hamas has denied its connection to these attacks, although it admitted that it had been making related arrests in an attempt to re-assert its authority over Gaza. According to a Hamas spokesperson, "The internal security service was instructed to track collaborators and hit them hard. They arrested dozens of collaborators who attempted to strike at Hamas by giving information to Israel about the fighters."https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/jan/30/hamas-reprisal-attacks Dozens believed dead in reprisal attacks as Hamas retakes control McCarthy Rory The Guardian 2009-01-30 2009-02-01 Londonhttp://www.arabtimesonline.com/client/pagesdetails.asp?nid=27563&ccid=11 Hamas reasserts control over Gaza Arab Times 2009-01-21 2009-02-01 Another Hamas official said, "Maybe some of them were killed because they were acting against the population, against the resistance."https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/hamas-admits-killing-israeli-collaborators-1488649.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/hamas-admits-killing-israeli-collaborators-1488649.html 2022-05-01 subscription live Hamas admits killing 'Israeli collaborators' The Independent Donald Macintyre 2009-01-22 2009-02-01 London A report in the Qatar-based newspaper Al-Sharq quoted Moussa Abu Marzuk, a high-ranking Hamas official, as confirming that the organisation had killed known collaborators.http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/gazacrisis,,hamas-admits-to-hunting-down-collaborators,72116 Hamas admits to killing collaborators The First Post 2009-01-22 2009-02-01 2019-12-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20191212145531/https://www.theweek.co.uk/ dead Ha'aretz, an Israeli newspaper, reported on January 30 that a number of Palestinian spies working in Gaza for Israel had been "intercepted" by Hamas. The information these agents fed to the Israeli military was said to have been used "carelessly", and this may have led to their exposure and subsequent executions.https://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1059746.html Intel sources: Gazan informants intercepted by Hamas during war Amos Harel Avi Issacharoff Haaretz.com 2009-01-30 2009-02-01 2009-04-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20090418150950/http://haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1059746.html dead A human rights group based in Ramallah decried the attacks, releasing a statement that read, "A number of citizens have been extra-judicially executed during and after the Israeli military aggression on the Gaza Strip... Fire was opened on affected citizens at a close distance. In addition, individuals in official uniform or masked persons opened fire on people's legs, severely beat others, imposed house arrests, and threatened to punish citizens along with their families if they would not comply." Haidar Ghanem, a Palestinian journalist who was a former employee for the Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem, was accused of "collaborating with Israel" during Operation Cast Lead and was executed by Hamas on January 7, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. According to The Jerusalem Post, "the PA state security court had sentenced Ghanem, a father of two, after holding only two brief sessions."http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1232643736968&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull Hamas executes former B'tselem field worker jpost.com 2009-01-25 2009-02-07 2012-09-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20120929025513/http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1232643736968&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull dead Fatah Fatah–Hamas conflict Battle of Gaza (2007) After Hamas won a majority of legislative seats during the 2006 Palestinian elections, tensions between Hamas and Fatah became increasingly violent. In 2007, both parties engaged in a military conflict, in which Hamas won control over the Gaza Strip and forced Fatah into the West Bank.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4650788.stm BBC News Hamas sweeps to election victory 2006-01-26 2010-04-23 Since the 23-day Israeli assault on Gaza, Hamas has accused Abbas of backing Israel, calling him a traitor and collaborator.https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Hamas-executes-suspected-Fatah-traitors-in-Gaza-3175208.php Hamas executes suspected Fatah traitors in Gaza Matthew Kalman January 22, 2009 SFGATE Fatah said 19 of its officials were executed and many more tortured. Gaza residents say Hamas used schools and other public buildings in Gaza City, and the towns of Khan Yunis and Rafah, as detention centers to interrogate members of Fatah. They said three men have been blinded during questioning and over 60 of them shot in the legs as punishment. The Palestinian Center for Human Rights stated that "Hamas operatives killed six members of Fatah" and that "[another] 35 were shot in the knees or beaten. Reuters reported that Hamas leadership in Gaza "denied the allegations [from Fatah] but said [Hamas] authorities had begun tracking down suspected 'collaborators' with Israel."https://www.reuters.com/article/featuredCrisis/idUSLL553336 Reuters Hamas asserts control in Gaza, seeks "collaborators" Nidal al-Mughrabi 2009-01-21 2009-02-01 Dissenters Testimonies from Gaza civilians documented in the course of Gaza War imply that people do not dare to speak out openly against Hamas; those who tried to object were shot by Hamas operatives.April 2010 See also Timeline of the Gaza War (2008–2009) 2007 Battle of Gaza Human rights in the Gaza Strip Palestinian political violence References Hamas political violence Hamas political violence in Gaza Category:Fatah–Hamas conflict Category:History of Hamas Category:Gaza War (2008–2009) Category:Palestinian war crimes Category:Human rights abuses in Palestine Category:Political violence in Palestine