Hamas executes senior member for moral, military violations

Al-Qassam Brigades, the Islamic Hamas movement's armed wing, said Sunday it executed one of its militants in Gaza for committing moral and military violations.

Rushdi Ishteiwi was executed after the group's military judiciary bodies found him guilty for moral, behavior and military violations.

The group did not give any more details on what violations he committed, but said he had admitted such violations.

Ishteiwi was considered a senior Hamas field militant. He was arrested at the end of Israel's 50-day military operation in the Gaza Strip in the summer of 2014. Endit