Hamas executes man by hanging for murdering two in Gaza

Hanging carried out in presence of representatives of various Palestinian factions and religious leaders.

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH
Hanging 370 (photo credit: Morteza Nikoubazi/Reuters)
Hanging 370
(photo credit: Morteza Nikoubazi/Reuters)
Hamas on Wednesday executed by hanging a man who was convicted of murdering two people in the Gaza Strip.
Ehab Ghissin, spokesman for the Hamas Ministry of Interior, identified the man as Hani Mohamed Alayan, a resident of Khan Yunis.
Ghissin said that the man had been convicted of murdering Mu'men Abu Alayan in 2000 and Hazem Barham in 2007.
The execution was carried out in a Hamas security installation in the presence of representatives of various Palestinian factions and religious leaders, Ghissin said.
Alayan was a minor when he committed the first murder. He was then sentenced to life in prison. But he was later found guilty of murdering another person - a crime for which he was sentenced to death by hanging.‭‮