20 May '10: B'Tselem strongly condemns execution of three Palestinians in Gaza Strip

B'Tselem strongly condemns the execution on Tuesday, 18 May, of three Palestinians convicted of serious criminal offences, including murder and rape, by the Hamas government in Gaza. The death penalty is immoral and violates the basic right to life of every human being. B'Tselem holds that under no circumstance must it be imposed.

In April, the Hamas Government in Gaza renewed the implementation of death sentences with the execution of two Palestinians convicted of collaborating with Israel. Palestinian, Israeli and International human rights organizations condemned the executions and called on the Hamas Government to refrain from any further executions.