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Amnesty report causes uproar within Hamas

Hamas officials describe a new Amnesty International report on the group's execution of alleged collaborators with Israel as unprofessional.
Palestinians Hamas supporters chant slogans as they take part in a rally ahead of the 27th anniversary of the movement founding, in Jabaliya in the northern Gaza Strip December 12, 2014.  REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTR4HR30
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Since Israel’s summer 2014 war on the Gaza Strip, Hamas has relied on human rights reports to buttress its accusation that the Israeli army committed war crimes against Palestinians. Most important is a report from Breaking the Silence titled, “This Is How We Fought In Gaza.”

But on May 27, Amnesty International published an article on its website stating that “Hamas forces carried out a brutal campaign of abductions, torture and unlawful killings against Palestinians accused of ‘collaborating’ with Israel during Israel’s military offensive against Gaza in July and August 2014.”

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