Clashes continue in Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon despite ceasefire
Clashes have continued in the largest Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon, the Ain al-Hilweh, despite a ceasefire agreement after at least three people were killed in the violence there.
Lebanese official media reports said that the clashes between members from the Jund al-Sham terrorist militant group and the Palestinian Fatah movement had continued into Sunday.
Locations inside the camp as well as a number of neighboring areas witnessed clashes, which also left at least 20 others wounded.
Reports indicate that residential areas were also damaged as a result of gunshots and fires caused during the fighting.
Armed members of the Jund al-Sham militant group attacked the camp on Saturday as they attempted to assassinate Ashraf al-Armoushi, the Fatah security chief, who managed to escape unharmed.
The Palestinians inside the Ain al-Hilweh camp held a demonstration against the violence on Sunday, calling for the implementation of a ceasefire agreement reached Saturday evening between the two sides.
'Violence serves Israel interests'
Meanwhile, Osama Saad, a Lebanese parliament member and leader of the Popular Nasserist Organization, said on Sunday that the recent violence seeks to destabilize southern Lebanon and undermine efforts by the refugee camp aimed at ensuring Palestinians’ right of return to territories occupied by Israel. He added that the current situation only serves the interests of the Israeli regime and its regional allies.
The Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp, which is located southeast of the port city of Sidon, also houses fighters and militants belonging to various armed groups.
The Lebanese army does not enter the camp, under a tacit deal agreed after the 1975-1990 civil war, which leaves Palestinian factions responsible for security at the site.
The Fatah movement is a major Palestinian political party and the largest faction of the confederated multi-party Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
The Jund al-Sham militant group has carried out a number of terrorist attacks in the region and has also been involved in the foreign-backed crisis in Syria.
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