Journalist held hostage by Hamas recounts horrific mock executions | News | EUROtoday

A British journalist held captive by Hamas has spoken of the terrifying second a gun was held to his head.

Paul Martin was captured by the militant group and held for 26 days in 2010.

He was arrested in a Gaza court docket, the place he was as a consequence of give proof on behalf of a Palestinian militant charged with collaborating Israel. He was accused of being a safety risk.

Speaking on Good Morning Britain on Tuesday (24 October), Mr Martin mentioned: “They were going to use a British law to execute me from the mandate period.

“They’d taken a gun… put it to my head and started to pull the trigger… That was on my first night.”