A Palestinian Authority court sentenced a man to death on charges of collaborating with Israel. Akram Zatmah was found guilty last week of giving Israel information that led to the assassination of Hamas terrorist leader Salah Shehada, who was killed when Israeli forces dropped a one-ton bomb on his house in July. Zatmah is the third person recently sentenced to death by the P.A. security court.
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