‘Policy of intimidation and threat’: How Hamas brutalizes Palestinians to maintain control of Gaza
Palestinian activists and whistleblowers complained of the brutal treatment they faced for speaking out against the terror group Hamas, which governs the Gaza Strip, in an article published by the
New York Times on Friday.
The article followed the torture of Palestinian activist Amin Abed - who had previously found bullets on his doorstep in response to speaking out against Hamas.
Abed told the Times that in July, he was attacked by members of Hamas. They reportedly covered Abed’s face and beat him with hammers and metal bars.
“At any moment, I can be killed by the Israeli occupation, but I can face the same fate at the hands of those who’ve been ruling us for 17 years,” he told the Times from his hospital bed in the United Arab Emirates. “They almost killed me, those killers and criminals.”
The attack on Abed reportedly only ended when bystanders intervened. He currently remains hospitalized.
“I feel terrible that I’ve left our family and people behind, but at the same time, I feel safe for the first time in 17 years,” he said. “There’s no one that wants to kill, arrest or follow me.”
The assault on Abed is not a one-off, according to the report and numerous other investigations. Palestinians speaking out against Hamas have routinely been attacked or even murdered by members of the terror group.
Many of the murders reportedly come with the excuse that the Palestinian individual had attempted to steal humanitarian aid - which Hamas steals and hoards despite numerous attempts to deliver food and resources to the people of Gaza.
Hamas tortures, kills Palestinians speaking out against them in Gaza - The Jerusalem Post (jpost.com)
