GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Gaza’s Islamic Hamas rulers say they intend to execute residents convicted of murder even without the needed approval of the Palestinian president.
Hamas lawmakers “endorsed” 13 death sentences Wednesday after mounting pressure from victims’ families. West Bank-based President Mahmoud Abbas has refused to approve the Hamas verdicts and the United Nations’ High Commissioner for Human Rights says he is deeply concerned over the imminent executions.
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