Gaza family kills relative after Hamas says he aided Israel

Rafah (Gaza Strip), Jan 19 (AP) A Palestinian family saysit has killed one of its members after Gaza's Hamas rulerssaid he aided Israel in killing ...

Rafah (Gaza Strip), Jan 19 (AP) A Palestinian family saysit has killed one of its members after Gaza's Hamas rulerssaid he aided Israel in killing three of the militant group'scommanders.

The family said in a statement that a relative shot AhmedBarhoum dead today but did not say which family member pulledthe trigger. It said they followed developments in the Hamasinvestigation and believed their son was guilty.

The family noted the relative was arrested andinterrogated by the "resistance," meaning he was detainedoutside the Palestinian litigation system. There was noimmediate statement from Hamas, an Islamic militant group.

The Hamas commanders were killed near the end of the 50-day war in 2014 during an airstrike on a house.

Hamas has executed dozens of Palestinians since seizingGaza in 2007. (AP)MRJ.

This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.

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