A senior commander in the military wing of the Gaza-based Hamas terrorist group fled the enclave over suspicions he was recruited as an informant by the Israeli security services, Palestinian media reported on Saturday.
The reports didn't identify the operative, saying only he served as a senior commander with the naval division of the Izzadin al-Qassam Brigades.
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Unconfirmed reports claimed he escaped Gaza aboard an Israeli military boat, carrying his laptop, surveillance equipment, and "classified documents" the circulation of which would be harmful to Hamas.
The Islamist group has pledged "radical measures" against Palestinians who "collaborated" with Israel.
In recent years, Hamas has executed dozens accused of collaboration with Israel, typically without any judicial process.
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Many of the victims were political rivals of the Islamist group within Gaza.
Israel and Hamas have fought three wars in the Gaza Strip since the group usurped control from the rival Fatah movement in a military coup in 2007.
This article was originally published by i24NEWS.
