<p> Gaza's Hamas rulers today executed a Palestinian convicted of collaborating with Israel and two others deemed complicit in murder, the interior ministry said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The ministry said in a statement that the three men were hanged in a "security centre" in Gaza City.<br /><br />It was the first time this year that the Islamist movement had carried out an execution of someone accused of "collaborating" with the Israelis.<br /><br />The statement did not give the men's names, ages or any other information.<br />The last time the death sentence for aiding Israel was carried out was in July 2011, when two Palestinians were executed on the charge.<br /><br />A month later, three more people were executed on charges unrelated to collaboration, human rights groups say.<br /><br />Israeli security forces routinely use Palestinian informers to thwart militant attacks and assist in the assassination of top militants.<br /><br />In March, a military court in Gaza condemned to death a 27-year-old Palestinian convicted of "treason" for allegedly cooperating with Israel, but did not publish his name.<br /><br />Since the start of this year, authorities in Gaza have announced two other death sentences, one against a man convicted of "collaborating" with Israel, the other found guilty of killing his brother.<br /><br />It was not clear if any or all of those were hanged today.London-based human rights organisation Amnesty International on Thursday named one man facing the death sentence as Mohammed Baraka and said three others also faced capital punishment.<br /><br />"Following a recent appeal rejection, his execution could take place at any time. Three other men have also had their appeals rejected recently, and remain on death row," Amnesty said in a statement.<br /><br />It could not immediately be verified if Baraka was among those executed today.<br />Under Palestinian law, collaboration with Israel, murder and drug trafficking are all punishable by death.</p>
<p> Gaza's Hamas rulers today executed a Palestinian convicted of collaborating with Israel and two others deemed complicit in murder, the interior ministry said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The ministry said in a statement that the three men were hanged in a "security centre" in Gaza City.<br /><br />It was the first time this year that the Islamist movement had carried out an execution of someone accused of "collaborating" with the Israelis.<br /><br />The statement did not give the men's names, ages or any other information.<br />The last time the death sentence for aiding Israel was carried out was in July 2011, when two Palestinians were executed on the charge.<br /><br />A month later, three more people were executed on charges unrelated to collaboration, human rights groups say.<br /><br />Israeli security forces routinely use Palestinian informers to thwart militant attacks and assist in the assassination of top militants.<br /><br />In March, a military court in Gaza condemned to death a 27-year-old Palestinian convicted of "treason" for allegedly cooperating with Israel, but did not publish his name.<br /><br />Since the start of this year, authorities in Gaza have announced two other death sentences, one against a man convicted of "collaborating" with Israel, the other found guilty of killing his brother.<br /><br />It was not clear if any or all of those were hanged today.London-based human rights organisation Amnesty International on Thursday named one man facing the death sentence as Mohammed Baraka and said three others also faced capital punishment.<br /><br />"Following a recent appeal rejection, his execution could take place at any time. Three other men have also had their appeals rejected recently, and remain on death row," Amnesty said in a statement.<br /><br />It could not immediately be verified if Baraka was among those executed today.<br />Under Palestinian law, collaboration with Israel, murder and drug trafficking are all punishable by death.</p>