Three convicted murderers hanged in Gaza

The Hamas government in Gaza has executed three men convicted of murder, the interior ministry said.

GAZA CITY // The Hamas government in Gaza yesterday executed three men convicted of murder, the interior ministry said.

It identified the men, who were hanged, only by their initials and said it had offered the families of their victims the opportunity to seek "blood money".

Published: July 18, 2012 04:00 AM

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