Video emerged Monday of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) destroying a lavish structure in Gaza known as the Palace of Justice, built by Qatar in 2018 and used by Hamas to administer justice to residents — including executions of suspected collaborators.
The IDF’s Nahal infantry brigade had taken control of the building in earlier fighting.
A picture circulating online shows troops of the IDF’s Nahal Brigade at the Gaza Strip’s main courthouse, after capturing the site. pic.twitter.com/Jr0M6m9zKz
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It was destroyed in a controlled demolition.
The IDF demolished Hamas’s main courthouse.
Gaza Strip courts followed the approach of mitigating punishment for perpetrators of honour killings if it was proved that the murder was committed on the grounds of honour, according to a UN report.
