09:24, 21 April 2009 | GMT +5
?Hamas killing political foes?
RAMALLAH/GAZA. April 21. KAZINFORM. Gunmen with suspected links to Hamas security forces in the Gaza Strip killed at least 32 Palestinians and wounded dozens in attacks on political opponents and alleged informers during and after Israel?s recent war in the coastal territory, an international human rights group said yesterday; Kazinform refers to Arab News.

The New York-based Human Rights Watch urged Gaza?s Hamas rulers to halt what it described as a pattern of arbitrary arrests, torture and summary executions by the movement.
Meanwhile, Hamas strongly denied the report saying its forces were not involved in extra-judicial killings.
Human Rights Watch portrayed the attacks as the worst outbreak of internal violence since Hamas fighters violently seized control of Gaza in June 2007 and expelled rivals in the Fatah movement of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who now controls only the West Bank.
Eighteen Palestinians were killed by Hamas during the three-week war, which ended Jan. 18, and 14 others were killed afterward, the report said.
In addition, 49 Gazans were shot in the legs by masked gunmen between Dec. 28 and Jan. 31, and 73 had their arms or legs broken, the report said, citing a rights group linked to Abbas. Human Rights Watch said repressive measures are also on the rise in the Abbas-controlled West Bank; Kazinform cites Arab News. See www.arabnews.com for full version.