Gaza, Oct 10 (DPA) Many innocent Palestinians have been killed and wounded in the infighting between Fatah and Hamas movements, with 41 civilians killed in June, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) in Gaza said in a report.
Of 161 people killed in the fighting during June, 41 were civilians who were not involved in the fighting between the two rival groups. The report published Tuesday said 700 people were wounded in the Gaza Strip, including many who lost limbs.
The PCHR report, Black Days in the Absence of Justice, looked at the Palestinian conflict and concluded that the groups violated international laws on infighting in the Geneva Convention.
“Many were executed on purpose in a severe violation of human rights law, while militants from both sides were killed after being detained,” it said.
The Hamas movement, which is listed as a terrorist organization by the European Union and the US, took control of the Gaza Strip by force in June from President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah movement and his security forces.
Efforts have been made by Palestinian, Arab and foreign mediators to bring the leaders of the rival movements back to the table to overcome their differences and end their ongoing conflict.