Israeli prisoner killed to ‘avenge’ killing of guard’s children

Gaza: Abu Obeida, a spokesman for Hamas’ military wing, said a Qassam Brigades fighter who was guarding an Israeli detainee “acted in a retaliatory manner, contrary to instructions, after receiving news of the martyrdom of his two children in an enemy massacre”. “We stress that this incident does not represent our morals and religious teachings in dealing with prisoners, and we will further toughen the instructions after the incident has been repeated in two cases so far,” he said in a statement. “We hold the enemy fully responsible for all the suffering and dangers that its prisoners have to endure as a result of the violation of all rules of humane and humanitarian treatment and the practice of brutal genocide against our people.” Abu Obeida said on Monday that an Israeli detainee was killed in Gaza and two female detainees were wounded in a separate incident. In his statement on Thursday, he did not elaborate on the fate of the other two or name the detainees.