Renewed Clashes in Lebanon's Ein el-Hilweh Camp Escalate Palestinian Rivalries
Clashes between rival factions, Fatah and hardline groups, have resumed in Lebanon's Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp, resulting in at least 20 people injured and prompting residents to flee. The camp, housing over 63,000 registered refugees, has been a battleground for decades-long power struggles. The recent violence follows street battles that left 13 dead and forced hundreds to flee. An uneasy truce had been in place since August 3, but clashes were expected to resume as the accused killers of a Fatah general were not handed over to the Lebanese judiciary. The fighting temporarily subsided on Friday, with no immediate reports of deaths.