At least seven Palestinians, including a policeman, were killed and 20 others injured in tribal clashes after a family of a collaborator murdered his assassin on Friday, according to reports.
Abu Dhabi satellite channel said that members of the Abu Hassanein family shot dead Anwar Al Jurf to avenge the death of their brother, allegedly killed by Jurf several years ago in the Khan Younis refugee camp in southern Gaza.
The killing provoked the Jurfs and Palestinian fighters from Fateh and other factions, who attacked the killers.
The PA security forces were unable to bring the fight under control due to the heavy weapons used by the Abu Hassanein family, known of their collaboration with Israel, according to the station’s report, which said that Palestinian President Yasser Arafat had ordered the arrest of Jurf’s killers.
Two members of the Abu Hassanein family were killed in the clashes.
Reuters said that nine Palestinians lost their lives in the bloodiest family feud for years in the Palestinian-ruled Gaza Strip.
Police tightened security in other parts of Gaza to prevent the violence from spreading, said the agency – Albawaba.com
