The bodies of three women bearing signs of torture have been found in a street in the central Gaza Strip, medics said on Sunday. The corpses were discovered in the Deir al-Balah refugee camp late on Saturday and taken to the nearby Al-Aqsa Hospital. Medics there said that the bodies had stab wounds, traces that wire had been placed around their necks and other signs of torture. Neither the identities of the women nor the circumstances surrounding their deaths were immediately known.
Hamas was recently accused by rights groups of torturing members of the pro-Abbas Fatah party who have been detained in Gaza. Hamas denies the charges. |