The U.N. company for Palestinian refugees says it has determined to droop all of its providers in Lebanon’s largest refugee camp for a day in protest in opposition to the presence of gunmen in its services
FILE – A employee for the company for Palestinian refugees, or UNRWA, sprays pesticides alongside a road on the Ein el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp within the southern port metropolis of Sidon, Lebanon, Tuesday, June 20, 2023. The U.N. company for Palestinian refugees says it has determined to droop all of its providers in Lebanon’s largest refugee camp as of Friday, Aug. 18, 2023, in protest in opposition to the presence of gunmen in its services. (AP Picture/Mohammed Zaatari, File)
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BEIRUT — The U.N. company for Palestinian refugees says it has determined to droop all of its providers in Lebanon’s largest refugee camp on Friday in protest in opposition to the presence of gunmen in its services.
UNRWA’s resolution went into impact shortly earlier than midday Friday on the Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp close to the southern port metropolis of Sidon. Companies will resume Saturday, UNRWA mentioned.
Days of road battles befell within the camp between the Fatah group of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and two Islamic militant teams, Jund al Sham and Shabab al Muslim. The clashes broke out on July 30, after Fatah accused its rivals of taking pictures {dead} a senior Fatah army official.
The combating killed at the very least 13 individuals, injured dozens and triggered hundreds of thousands of {dollars}’ of injury within the camp, in keeping with UNRWA officers.
Lebanese safety forces don’t function contained in the refugee camps, the place safety is within the arms of Palestinian factions who usually compete for clout.
UNRWA mentioned in its assertion Friday that armed fighters are nonetheless current in its services, together with colleges. It added that UNRWA reiterates its name on armed actors to right away vacate its services, “to make sure unimpeded supply of much-needed help to refugees.”
UNRWA mentioned it “doesn’t tolerate actions that breach the inviolability and neutrality of its installations.” It added that colleges are unlikely to be accessible for 3,200 kids at first of the brand new college yr given repeated violations and important harm reported.
Ein el-Hilweh is dwelling to greater than 50,000 individuals and is the most important of 12 Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon.
