UN suspends services in Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon over gunmen inside its facilities – Winnipeg Free Press
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BEIRUT (AP) — The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees says it has decided to suspend all of its services in Lebanon’s largest refugee camp on Friday in protest against the presence of gunmen in its facilities.
Decision comes as armed men remain at UN facilities after deadly clashes between rival groups at camp earlier this month; refugee agency says services will resume Saturday
A United Nations agency has suspended services at the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon to protest against the presence of armed fighters around its four schools and other facilities within the area. Deadly clashes broke out at the Ein el-Hilweh camp last month after a gunman from the hardline Junud al-Sham armed group tried to assassinate Mahmoud Khalil, a
A week of internal fighting between Fatah and Islamist groups in Ein el-Hilweh has left 13 dead, dozens injured and thousands displaced