Clashes resume at largest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon [Video]

(8 Sep 2023)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sidon, Lebanon – 8 September 2023
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1. Various top shots of explosions and gunshots inside Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp, UPSOUND of explosions and gunfire

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sidon, Lebanon – 7 September 2023
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2. Ambulance arriving at Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp
3. Various of people fleeing
4. Mid of ambulances at the camp
5. Various of people in vehicles leaving

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sidon, Lebanon – 8 September 2023
++NIGHT SHOTS++
6. Various top shots of Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp and the area around, UPSOUND of gunfire
STORYLINE:
Clashes resumed in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp, with heavy gunfire and shelling wounding several people and prompting residents of the camp and the surrounding area to flee on Friday.

Several days of street battles had broken out in the camp, Ein el-Hilweh, between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah movement and Islamist groups after Fatah accused the Islamists of gunning down one of their military generals on July 30.

Those street battles left at least 13 dead and dozens wounded, and forced hundreds to flee from their homes.

An uneasy truce had been in place since Aug. 3, but clashes were widely expected to resume as the Islamist groups have not handed over the accused killers of the Fatah general, Mohammad “Abu Ashraf” al-Armoushi to the Lebanese judiciary as demanded by a committee of Palestinian factions earlier this month.

A committee of Palestinian factions in Ein el-Hilweh announced on Tuesday that their joint security forces would launch raids in search of the accused killers.

Fatah officials said that the Islamist groups had launched an attack Thursday night in an attempt to forestall plans by the joint security forces to clear militants out of schools they had been occupying in the camp on Friday.

The state-run National News Agency reported six people were wounded, including an elderly man, and transported to hospitals overnight.

There were no immediate reports of deaths.

The public Lebanese University announced it would close its branches in the city of Sidon, which is adjacent to the camp, and postpone scheduled exams in light of the fighting.

AP video shot by Mohammad Zinati

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