Politics & Diplomacy
Hamas spokesman calls child's killing compound crime, accuses peace council of collusion
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qasem characterized the killing of child Wafa Akila by Israeli occupation forces as a "compound crime," according to Shehab Wire. Akila was shot after leaving her school on the opening day of the academic year. Qasem said the timing and circumstances of her death rendered the incident particularly grave and deliberate.
The Hamas official also directed criticism at the Palestinian Peace Council, accusing it of complicity with the occupation through its silence on the killing. Qasem framed the council's failure to respond as a form of collaboration with Israeli forces. He stopped short of detailing the alleged coordination between the two parties or offering additional specifics about his accusation.
