Published : 10-05-2020
Some 150 Palestinian families taking refuge in Gilin town, in Daraa’s western
outskirts, continue to sound distress signals over the unbearable situation they
have been enduring in the area, raising concerns over a projected mass
displacement of civilians from the area due to the security turmoil.
Over recent days, a state of panic has overwhelmed the Palestinian refugee
community in Gilin town after nine policemen were killed in the nearby Muzeireeb town by a so-called Mohamed Kasem Subeihi to avenge the death of his son and relative who were kidnapped sometime earlier.
Reports have also emerged about the intent of the Syrian government to roll into
de-escalation zones in Daraa and deploy armed troops in the area.
Gilin’s infrastructure and public amenities have sustained massive destruction in
the warfare. Civilians wishing to have access to healthcare facilities often head
for AlMuzeireeb town as no clinics are operative in Gilin.
Civilians said shelling and bloody shootouts between the government forces and
former opposition affiliates have forced dozens out of their homes.
The situation has gone downhill due to the lockdown imposed across the area to
fight the coronavirus pandemic.
There is only one UNRWA-run school in Gilin operating on two shifts.
Located some 25 kilometers away northwest of Daraa’s city center, Gilin Camp
was home to 5,000 families displaced from the occupied Palestinian territories.
Some 150 Palestinian families taking refuge in Gilin town, in Daraa’s western
outskirts, continue to sound distress signals over the unbearable situation they
have been enduring in the area, raising concerns over a projected mass
displacement of civilians from the area due to the security turmoil.
Over recent days, a state of panic has overwhelmed the Palestinian refugee
community in Gilin town after nine policemen were killed in the nearby Muzeireeb town by a so-called Mohamed Kasem Subeihi to avenge the death of his son and relative who were kidnapped sometime earlier.
Reports have also emerged about the intent of the Syrian government to roll into
de-escalation zones in Daraa and deploy armed troops in the area.
Gilin’s infrastructure and public amenities have sustained massive destruction in
the warfare. Civilians wishing to have access to healthcare facilities often head
for AlMuzeireeb town as no clinics are operative in Gilin.
Civilians said shelling and bloody shootouts between the government forces and
former opposition affiliates have forced dozens out of their homes.
The situation has gone downhill due to the lockdown imposed across the area to
fight the coronavirus pandemic.
There is only one UNRWA-run school in Gilin operating on two shifts.
Located some 25 kilometers away northwest of Daraa’s city center, Gilin Camp
was home to 5,000 families displaced from the occupied Palestinian territories.
