
From terrorism to alleged collaboration with Israel, and death in Gaza: 'his family r
Key Points:
- Hamas handed over four bodies to Israel under a U.S.-brokered ceasefire, with Israeli forensic experts identifying three as soldiers and the fourth as Khalil Dawas, a Palestinian suspected of collaborating with Israel.
- Dawas, originally from Gaza and later living in the West Bank, was believed by Palestinians to have turned informant after spending years in Israeli prisons, leading to suspicion and hostility from his community.
- Following an Israeli raid in 2023 and subsequent arrest by the Palestinian Authority, Dawas was released but ostracized and tortured by residents, eventually disappearing for over a year.
- Hamas claimed Dawas was captured wearing an Israeli uniform and returned his body along with others, but his family and local officials refused to














