A Palestinian military court sentenced six people to...

A Palestinian military court sentenced six people to death for collaborating with Israel in a secret session held in the pre-dawn hours in Gaza City, Palestinian security officials said.
The sentence of one of the accused, 15-year-old Abdel Khalim Hamdan of Khan Younis, was commuted to 15 years of hard labour because of his age.
The other five, all adults who had been arrested over the past six months, were sentenced to death for violating Palestinian security by giving information to Israel on Palestinian security installations and details on Palestinian men who were later assassinated by Israel, the court ruled.
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat must approve the death sentences before they can be carried out.
The bodies of six Palestinians shot dead because of their suspected collaboration with Israel were found on April 5 by Israeli soldiers not far from the Church of Nativity.
More than 20 alleged collaborators have been killed since Israel began its onslaught against West Bank cities and refugee camps on March 29.