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Hamas seeks to re-introduce death penalty for murder

Amid a surge in violent crime, leaders from the Hamas movement which controls the Gaza Strip have begun advocating implementation of the death penalty for convicted murderers, even though carrying out capital punishment without the authorization of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas would be illegal.

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