For første gang er en lege blitt kidnappet og skutt i ett av de mange oppgjør mellom Hamas og Fatah. Legen tilhørte Hamas.

Det var likevel et grovt brudd på alle regler for sivilisert atferd.

Dr. Fayez al-Barrawi, a known Hamas supporter, was blindfolded, handcuffed and shot six times in the legs, including a kneecap, and then tossed on the street Thursday. Hamas has said
Fatah militants were behind the kidnapping.

Al-Barrawi worked at Beit Hanoun hospital in the northern Gaza Strip, close to the border with Israel.

Hundreds of Hamas and Fatah supporters have been kidnapped in recent months by rival gunmen. The treatment of the hostages, who are usually released after a few hours, has become increasingly harsh, and captives are often shot in the legs.

It is the first time a doctor was seized. However, militants often fire on paramedics and ambulances during gunbattles.

Personalet på Beit Hanoun gikk til streik lørdag, i protest mot kidnappingen.

Gaza hospital on strike after violence