Palestinian Christian activist found dead in Gaza City

A Palestinian Christian activist who had received repeated death threats was found stabbed to death in a street in Gaza City early Sunday.

Rami Khader Ayyad, 32, was director of the Teacher's Bookshop, Gaza's only Christian bookstore, which is run by the Bible Society of Gaza Baptist church. "The Interior Ministry run by Gaza's Islamic militant Hamas rulers condemned the killing and said it launched an investigation. "This grave crime will not pass without punishment," the ministry said in a statement. (AP)