What happened to the gay hamas commander

Hamas announced that the man in charge of a number of the group's tunnels used for smuggling and surprise attacks had been executed for moral turpitude, a Hamas term for homosexuality. Sign In. My Turn All Opinion. Hamas has previously conducted executions of Gazans, mainly for allegations of spying for Israel.

Ishtiwi, who had two wives and three children, carved the word zulumor wronged, into his body while he was in prison, his family said. H-1B Visas. The investigation concluded that the money Ishtiwi had stolen had been used to pay the man for sexual relations or to bribe him to keep Ishtiwi's secret.

A Hamas investigation alleged that Ishtiwi had hidden money designated for his unit's weapons, before an unnamed man claimed to have had sex with him, providing details about their meetings. The armed wing of Palestinian militant group Hamas executed one of the group's leading commanders after allegations surfaced of gay sex and theft, it has been revealed.

Mahmoud Ishitwi, once.

Hamas Tortured Executed Gay

Hamas tortured and executed terrorists within its ranks who allegedly had gay sex, shocking documents show — as sources added some male Israeli victims of the Oct. 7 massacre were raped in. However, no evidence has emerged to suggest that Ishtiwi had any involvement in the incident.

The one time leader of Hamas fighters from a. There had already been speculation that he had provided Israel with the coordinates for the location of Mohammed Deif, Hamas's elusive and secretive leader, resulting in an assassination attempt on August 20, Deif escaped alive, but his wife and son were killed.

The Hamas leadership was reportedly concerned that if Ishtiwi was secretly gay—something he would have had to hide in a conservative Islamic society—Israeli intelligence could have used that to turn him into an informant and extract vital information that might have resulted in assassinations against the group's leadership.

Recommended For You. Related Podcasts. It has sentenced four Gazans to death since the beginning ofall on suspicion of spying, according to the Times of Israel. The mother and a sister of Mahmoud Ishtiwi, a former commander in the armed wing of Hamas, stand by a poster bearing his image at their home in Gaza.

Sinwar is seen as a tougher figure than his predecessors. The brutal execution of one of Hamas's own comes as the group continues to enforce stricter rules in Gaza and within the organization, a change spurred by the appointment of Yehya Sinwar as the group's representative in its political wing.

Ishtiwi's family, Hamas loyalists, broke rank to condemn his execution, saying that "what happened was part of an internal settling of scores. Documents discovered by IDF troops in Gaza describe the months of brutal torture inflicted on a Hamas commander accused of embezzlement and passing intelligence to Israel.

They said Ishtiwi told them during a family visit to the jail that he had been whipped, deprived of sleep and hung from the ceiling during his detention. A Hamas spokesman was not available for comment. According to a report, several members of the Hamas group raped male Israeli victims during the October 7,attack in which at least 1, people were killed.

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