Deadly clashes in Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon
(31 Jul 2023) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4446905 RESTRICTIONS SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Sidon - 30 July 2023 1. Various of smoke coming from Ein el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp as gunfire is heard HEADLINE: Deadly clashes in Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon ANNOTATION: At least 5 people have been killed and 7 wounded during clashes in Ein el-Hilweh, Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp. 2. Tilt-up of people running from gunfire to smoke coming out of camp 3. Wide of camp ANNOTATION: Fighting broke out after a gunman killed an Islamist militant. ANNOTATION: Militants later killed 4 people, including a Fatah general. 4. Various of Lebanese Red Cross evacuating patients ANNOTATION: The factions’ gunfire forced the evacuation of a public hospital. 5. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Siham Farag, daughter of patient: “All night we heard gunfire, we didn’t sleep. Fear and panic from the patients, smoke in the sky, all day and night, the same thing. Now we are going to go home and hope we can, so she can continue her treatment.” 6. Ambulance driving through the street 7. Wide of hospital as gunfire is heard ANNOTATION: The factions said in a joint statement they had agreed to a ceasefire but fighting still reportedly continued. 8. Various of smoke coming from camp, gunfire heard in background ANNOTATION: The Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp is notorious for its lawlessness, and violence is common. STORYLINE: At least 5 people have been killed and 7 wounded during clashes in Ein el-Hilweh, Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp near the southern port city of Sidon. UNRWA, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, put the death toll at six, and Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said two children were among those wounded. Palestinian officials, speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity in line with regulations, said the fighting broke out after an unknown gunman tried to kill Islamist militant Mahmoud Khalil, killing a companion of his instead. Later, Islamist militants shot and killed a Palestinian military general from the Fatah group and three escorts as they were walking through a parking lot, another Palestinian official told AP. The clashes forced the evacuation of a public hospital. “All night we heard gunfire, we didn’t sleep. Fear and panic from the patients, smoke in the sky, all day and night, the same thing”, said Siham Farag, a daughter of patient staying at the hospital. Ein el-Hilweh is notorious for its lawlessness and violence is not uncommon. The U.N. says about 55,000 people live in the camp, which was established in 1948 to house Palestinians displaced by Israeli forces during the establishment of Israel. =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: [email protected]. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
