Islamic group condemns Hamas execution of hostages

(JNS) — An international organization of Islamic scholars and faith leaders has issued a blistering condemnation of the murder by Hamas of six Israeli hostages last week in Gaza.

The Iraqi-based Global Imams Council called the executions, carried out in a tunnel under Rafah in southern Israel, “barbaric” and “a violation all principles of humanity, religious teachings, and international law.”

In a statement on its website, the organization said, “The targeting and brutalization of civilians, especially those who are defenseless and held against their will, are acts of unmitigated evil. These a...