An official report from the United Nations (UN), released this Tuesday, reveals that Hamas and Gaza police forces committed serious war crimes against Palestinian civilians
The group’s terrorists publicly executed dozens of people, inflicted severe beatings and physical mutilations during the conflict with Israel.
The document, prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, records hundreds of cases of extrajudicial punishments throughout Gaza.
These actions were frequently filmed and broadcast to intimidate and terrorize the local population.
The abuses included summary executions, kneecaps, bone fractures with metal pipes or cement bricks, and beatings.
Those responsible justified these acts as punishments for alleged collaboration with Israel, theft of humanitarian aid, petty theft, drug-related crimes, or links to rival internal groups.
According to the commission’s data, police linked to Hamas and armed factions were directly involved in approximately 25% of the 249 documented incidents, which resulted in 108 deaths, between August 2024 and January 2026. While the focus was on Hamas’s actions, the report also tracked violations committed by other local groups.
Hamas has not commented on the allegations.
The group has controlled Gaza for nearly 20 years, since violently expelling the Palestinian Authority.
Following a ceasefire in October that halted more than two years of intense fighting with Israel, Hamas has reinstated its administrative control in the areas it dominates.
The report highlights that these violent punishments were carried out directly by Hamas police and terrorist groups, bypassing any traditional trial or court.
Srinivasan Muralidhar, head of the UN commission, stated that the abuses occurred in an “environment created by Israel,” where forces linked to Hamas took advantage of the power vacuum generated by Israeli attacks and widespread destruction.
The victims included Hamas opponents, rival factions, and Israeli-backed tribal networks that emerged in regions where the group’s control weakened during the war.
The document mentions several videos recorded of the executions.
One shows an incident from September 2025, when masked men shot three blindfolded people in front of Shifa Hospital, in front of a crowd.
In another incident the following month, eight men were taken to a public square in Gaza and executed by gunfire.
In both cases, the victims were accused of treason, espionage, and collaboration with Israel.
Hamas frequently carries out executions in Gaza, especially against alleged “Israeli spies.” The group has previously executed people for collaborating with Israel, stealing humanitarian aid, and other crimes.
Published in 06/10/2026 11h17
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