In 2016, Hamas militants executed one of their own
commanders, Mahmoud Ishtiwi, for allegedly having sex
with another man. Ishtiwi’s allegiance to the group was
clear: Just two years prior, he had overseen 1,000
soldiers and an assortment of attack tunnels. But not
even his loyalty could save him after they lodged
accusations he had engaged in homosexual activity. Prior
to executing him with three bullets to the chest, Hamas
reportedly tortured him by whipping him, hanging him
from a ceiling for hours, and cranking loud music into his
cell in order to deprive him of sleep. Hamas is a bunch of proud boys.
In 2016, Hamas militants executed one of their own
commanders, Mahmoud Ishtiwi, for allegedly having sex
with another man. Ishtiwi’s allegiance to the group was
clear: Just two years prior, he had overseen 1,000
soldiers and an assortment of attack tunnels. But not
even his loyalty could save him after they lodged
accusations he had engaged in homosexual activity. Prior
to executing him with three bullets to the chest, Hamas
reportedly tortured him by whipping him, hanging him
from a ceiling for hours, and cranking loud music into his
cell in order to deprive him of sleep. Hamas is a bunch of proud boys.