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Eugene

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Thu May 25, 2017, 06:22 PM May 2017

Hamas kills three men in execution partially streamed on Facebook

Source: The Guardian

Hamas kills three men in execution partially streamed on Facebook

Three men executed by hanging and firing squad were convicted
of involvement in killing senior military figure Mazen Faqha


Peter Beaumont in Jerusalem
Thursday 25 May 2017 18.30 BST

Hamas has killed three men in Gaza accused of assassinating one of its senior members, in executions that appear to have been partially streamed live on Facebook.

The broadcast on the page of Gaza Now, a local news outlet, raises further questions over Facebook’s ability to moderate violent content at a time when its moderation procedures are under scrutiny following leaks of files on how the company deals with controversial and offensive material.

The shaky handheld footage, which appeared to have been filmed on a balcony, was described in Arabic as showing the executions. The Guardian could not verify its authenticity.

Hamas’ interior ministry said two men were hanged on Thursday and one was killed by firing squad for their part in the killing of Mazen Faqha, a senior figure in the military wing of the Islamist group.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/25/hamas-executes-three-men-gaza-mazen-faqha-killing-facebook
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Hamas kills three men in execution partially streamed on Facebook (Original Post) Eugene May 2017 OP
No prob! Jarad's on it!! no_hypocrisy May 2017 #1
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