A Palestinian man who protested against Hamas, the militant group controlling the Gaza Strip, was brutally tortured to death, with his body being placed at his family’s doorstep as a cautionary message to others considering public dissent against the group.

Uday Al Rabay, aged 22, succumbed to severe beatings after joining an anti-Hamas demonstration in the Palestinian territories last week, according to a senior officer linked to the rival Fatah party, as reported by The New York Post.

Uday Al Rabay, 22, was tortured and executed after participating in protests against Hamas, according to reports.  (X)

The demonstrations against Hamas occurred in Gaza after Israel renewed its airstrikes on the region following the breakdown of a two-month truce between Hamas and the Israeli state.

Israel has bombarded Gaza since, prompted backlash against Hamas. 

“People have been under Israeli bombing since October 2023, they don’t want the war to continue by all means,” said Sam Habeeb, a London-based Gazan, to the Telegraph.

Protesters have called for Hamas to be removed from power.

“The people do not want the rule of Hamas. The rule of Hamas is over,” a protester said, according to the Akron Jewish News. “This Hamas rule has destroyed us, killed us and displaced all the people.”