An Israeli military court granted Hamas commander in West Bank Ibrahim Hamed 54 life sentences after “convicting” him of ordering the killing of dozens of Israelis.

An Israeli military court granted Hamas commander in West Bank Ibrahim Hamed 54 life sentences after “convicting” him of ordering the killing of dozens of Israelis.

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"The Ofer military court sentenced Ibrahim Hamed to 54 life sentences," a statement said, referring to an Israeli court and prison complex located in the West Bank between al-Quds (Jerusalem) and Ramallah.

"Hamed, who was the head of the military wing of Hamas in the West Bank, was convicted last week of responsibility for a long list of suicide attacks which brought about the deaths of 46 Israelis and the wounding of more than 400 Israelis," the army statement said.

Hamed, 47, was arrested in 2006. He was “convicted” of having direct involvement in a string of attacks in Jerusalem, including the 2001 attack in Zion Square, which left 10 dead; the 2002 attack in Café Moment, which claimed 11 lives; the 2003 attacks on Café Hillel, which left seven dead and 57 wounded; and the 2003 shooting attack in Zerifin which left nine dead, Israeli website, Ynet, reported on Sunday.