In brief
Footage from Gaza City depicts the public execution of three men accused of being Israeli collaborators. The event, verified by BBC, took place outside Shifa hospital, a focal point of the current conflict. Witnesses report armed individuals carrying out the execution as the crowd cheers, highlighting the troubling climate of fear and violence in the region. This incident raises serious concerns about human rights amidst the ongoing military operations and humanitarian situation in Gaza.
Footage has emerged showing the public executions of three men accused of being Israeli collaborators in Gaza City.
BBC Verify has verified that the location of the executions was a street outside Shifa hospital in the centre of the city, which is currently under a major Israeli ground offensive.
Videos circulating on Sunday evening show armed and masked men executing three blindfolded men, as a crowd looks on.
One of the armed men states: The death sentence has been decided for all collaborators before the crowd cheers as the men are executed.
A Hamas official confirmed that the executions were carried out by the Joint Operations Room of the Palestinian resistance. This marks a rare instance of public executions being filmed in Gaza.
Further complicating the situation, Yasser Abu Shabab, identified by the armed group as a collaborator, has ties to a clan reportedly armed by the Israeli government, indicating a complex relationship between various factions in the region.
The ongoing military operations in Gaza City, characterized by escalating violence and a worsening humanitarian crisis, have garnered international condemnation amid reports of widespread casualties and displacement.
As over 65,000 people have died due to the conflict since it escalated in October 2023, concerns about human rights violations are prevalent.
