British activist, parents kidnapped in Gaza: police

The 25-year-old worker at the Al Mezan Center for Human Rights was showing her visiting parents around the town of Rafah when they were bundled into a car, residents said. Police said the vehicle fled northward and that a search was under way.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility.

Gaza has seen a rash of kidnappings since Israel quit the coastal territory in September after 38 years of occupation, a move welcomed internationally as a potential spur to peace but which left the Palestinian Authority struggling for control.

Foreigners taken hostage have been released within hours, usually for a ransom. The last victims were a Dutchman and an Australian, teachers at a Gaza school, who were briefly held last week.

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