the Permanent Military Court in Gaza sentenced three persons to death...

the Permanent Military Court in Gaza sentenced three persons to death by firing squad after convicting them of kidnapping and killing. The convicted persons are: Jihad Jihad Mohammed Mansour, from al-Maghazi refugee camp; Ayman 'Awad Hussein al-Masar'i, from Gaza City; Jameel Zakariya Jaber Joha, from Gaza City. All of them were members of Force 17 – Presidential Security. They were convicted of kidnapping and killing Mohammed 'Adel Mohammed al-Rofati, 36, from Gaza City, on June 10, 2007. Mansour and al-Masar’i were sentenced in absentia.