New York, 20 April-(ANA)-Hamas must stop killing and torturing its political rivals in Gaza, Human Rights Watch has said.
At least 32 Palestinians have died and several more have been maimed in such cases during and since Israel's January military assault, the group said.
HRW accuses the Hamas militant group which controls Gaza of targeting people thought to be collaborators with Israel and members of the rival faction Fatah.
Hamas denied its forces were involved in extra-judicial killings.
During the 22-day Israeli operation, "Hamas moved violently against its political opponents and those deemed collaborators with Israeli forces", said Joe Stork, deputy director of Human Rights Watch's Middle East and North Africa division.
Eighteen men were were summarily executed, most suspected of collaborating with Israel, during the fighting, HRW said. (ANA)
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