GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- A journalist and human rights activist were shot dead in Gaza overnight during a suspected clan clash, locals said.
Muatazz Kamal Abu Safiyya, 23, and his uncle Ahmad Hasan Abu Safiyya, 42, were killed during the clash in Gaza City's Tal al-Hawa neighborhood.
Muatazz was a correspondent with an Algerian TV station and his uncle was a lawyer and board member of Addameer prisoner rights organization.
Four other family members were injured in the brawl.
Gaza health official Ashraf al-Qidra said two bodies arrived at al-Shifa medical complex overnight. Both had gunshot wounds to the head, he added.
Gaza police have opened an investigation into the killings and have arrested several suspects.
