Mohammed Shahadeh, leader of al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in the camp, was killed outside his home.
The clash began on Saturday when Fatah-aligned police blocked streets and set fire to tires on main roads, in protest of non-payment of salaries by the Hamas-led government. The stabbing of a Hamas militia man who arrived with a force to halt the rally led to a showdown of gunbattles which lasted hours.
Sunday morning, the exchanges of fire resumed and Shahadeh was killed. Three others were wounded.
The protest, which comes on the eve of the major three-day Muslim holiday Eid al-Fitr, has forced many shops to close.
Fatah military personnel blamed Hamas for the killing, which is just the latest in the current stand-off between the two rival gangs that has left 20 Arabs dead this month.
The PA also lost at least eight terrorists Monday morning in an IDF attack in northern Gaza. One of the dead was a leading member of the Popular Resistance Committees terrorist organization. PA chairman Abu Mazen condemned what he called the Israeli "slaughter."
With black smoke billowing over Gaza, local leaders met Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh on Saturday, and asked him to consider naming a new cabinet in an effort to halt the ongoing internal PA violence.
Bassam Assalhi, one of the group said: "We stressed the first priority and choice is to form a government of national unity, but if peace efforts [between Fatah and Hamas] falter, then we think a government of national [non-political] figures should be considered."
The Hamas-led Palestinian Authority has struggled to pay municipal salaries since it came to power in March. Principal international donors, including the United States and the European Union, have boycotted the terrorist government over Hamas' refusal to recognize Israel and renounce violence.
Baruch Gordon contributed to this story.
The clash began on Saturday when Fatah-aligned police blocked streets and set fire to tires on main roads, in protest of non-payment of salaries by the Hamas-led government. The stabbing of a Hamas militia man who arrived with a force to halt the rally led to a showdown of gunbattles which lasted hours.
Sunday morning, the exchanges of fire resumed and Shahadeh was killed. Three others were wounded.
The protest, which comes on the eve of the major three-day Muslim holiday Eid al-Fitr, has forced many shops to close.
Fatah military personnel blamed Hamas for the killing, which is just the latest in the current stand-off between the two rival gangs that has left 20 Arabs dead this month.
The PA also lost at least eight terrorists Monday morning in an IDF attack in northern Gaza. One of the dead was a leading member of the Popular Resistance Committees terrorist organization. PA chairman Abu Mazen condemned what he called the Israeli "slaughter."
With black smoke billowing over Gaza, local leaders met Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh on Saturday, and asked him to consider naming a new cabinet in an effort to halt the ongoing internal PA violence.
Bassam Assalhi, one of the group said: "We stressed the first priority and choice is to form a government of national unity, but if peace efforts [between Fatah and Hamas] falter, then we think a government of national [non-political] figures should be considered."
The Hamas-led Palestinian Authority has struggled to pay municipal salaries since it came to power in March. Principal international donors, including the United States and the European Union, have boycotted the terrorist government over Hamas' refusal to recognize Israel and renounce violence.
Baruch Gordon contributed to this story.