The Palestinian Authority “strongly condemned” the reported area executions carried out by Hamas within the Gaza Strip, a press release shared by the Palestinian Information and Info Company (WAFA) stated.
The Palestinian Authority presidency issued an unusually sharp denunciation of Hamas on Tuesday night time, condemning what it known as “area executions” carried out within the Gaza Strip in current days and demanding accountability below Palestinian legislation.
In a press release carried PA state company WAFA, the presidency stated it “strongly condemns the current area executions carried out by Hamas within the Gaza Strip, which claimed the lives of dozens of residents outdoors the framework of the legislation and with out honest trials,” calling the acts “heinous crimes which might be totally rejected below any pretext.”
The assertion framed the reported killings as “a blatant violation of human rights” and “a grave breach of the rule of legislation,” asserting they mirror “the motion’s dedication to impose its authority by way of power and terror, at a time when the individuals in Gaza are enduring the hardships of conflict, destruction, and siege.”
It urged a direct halt to the violations, safety for civilians, and authorized motion in opposition to “all these concerned in these crimes inside the framework of the legislation and the legit Palestinian judiciary.”
Hamas law enforcement officials stand guard, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza Metropolis, October 11, 2025. (credit score: Stringer/Reuters)
PA calls Gaza an integral a part of the State of Palestine
Underscoring the PA’s declare to nationwide accountability, the presidency stated Gaza “is an integral a part of the State of Palestine” and argued that restoring “the rule of legislation and bonafide establishments” within the territory is the one path to ending chaos and rebuilding public belief “on the premise of justice, accountability, and respect for the dignity of the Palestinian individuals.”
It held Hamas “absolutely accountable for these crimes,” saying they hurt “the supreme pursuits of the Palestinian individuals,” entrench the group’s management in Gaza, “present pretexts to the occupation,” hinder reconstruction, deepen inner division, and “hinder the institution of a free and unbiased State of Palestine.”
The PA assertion didn’t specify the variety of individuals allegedly executed, nor present names or unbiased documentation. Hamas didn’t instantly problem a response to the presidency’s condemnation.
WAFA’s bulletin emphasised that accountability ought to happen “inside the framework of the legislation” and the “legit Palestinian judiciary,” signaling the PA’s place that solely formally mandated courts can impose felony penalties and that any executions carried out with out due course of violate Palestinian and worldwide norms.
