Israel and Palestine Director at the Human Rights Watch Omar Shakir also reacted to Hamad's words on Twitter, claiming that "Calls to kill based on one's religion have no place in a freedom movement."A dangerous, repugnant and inciteful statement! It must to be clearly condemned by ALL. There can be no complacency with such rhetoric. Ever! #UN #NeverAgain https://t.co/kX4kJRPETT
— Nickolay E. MLADENOV (@nmladenov) July 15, 2019
Hamad's words were said after the IDF "mistakenly" killed a Hamas member on Friday.The man, identified as 28-year-old Mahmoud Ahmad Sabri al-Adham, was shot by troops as he approached the border fence in the northern Gaza Strip.Israel later apologized for the incident, saying it was a “misunderstanding” and that troops had fired on him after he had been “misidentified.”Anna Ahronheim contributed to this story.Absolutely vile comments by Hamas official Fathi Hammad Friday calling for killing Jews worldwide if Gaza closure not lifted. Calls to kill based on one's religion have no place in a freedom movement & should be relegated to the dustbin of history https://t.co/YlwlPyWZOG pic.twitter.com/2o1ZlVLKuW
— Omar Shakir (@OmarSShakir) July 14, 2019