Published : 22-05-2016
UNRWA in the near east condemned the party who is responsible of firing artillery shells that led to the death of five Palestinian Syrian refugees in Khan Al Shieh camp on 17th of May 2016.
The UNRWA stated in its statement that a shell was dropped near a small commercial bus, which was carrying civilian and Palestinian refugees who were preparing to launch towards Damascus. Rawda Jaber and her son Mohammed Majed Nayef were among the victims, including two Palestinian refugees, one of them was the bus driver, and the other is a Syrian citizen. Another artillery shell targeted another area inside the camp and led to the death of Ahmed Husein Hameid.
The UNRWA added that farms and lands adjacent to the camp have become a battle field since 2012, using random heavy weapons. The heavy frequent fights between the armed groups and the governmental forces result in deaths and serious injuries among the residents, either inside the camp due to direct targeting or those who are outside the camp while moving from and to their houses.
The UNRWA confirmed that Khan Al Shieh camp inhabited with almost 9000 Palestinian refugees, while humanitarian aid entry was very restricted since 2013. The Palestinian refugees were forced to travel to the distribution centers of UNRWA, which is far from Sehnaya town or Khan Dannon Camp, in order to receive the humanitarian aid amid serious risks that threat their lives.
UNRWA in the near east condemned the party who is responsible of firing artillery shells that led to the death of five Palestinian Syrian refugees in Khan Al Shieh camp on 17th of May 2016.
The UNRWA stated in its statement that a shell was dropped near a small commercial bus, which was carrying civilian and Palestinian refugees who were preparing to launch towards Damascus. Rawda Jaber and her son Mohammed Majed Nayef were among the victims, including two Palestinian refugees, one of them was the bus driver, and the other is a Syrian citizen. Another artillery shell targeted another area inside the camp and led to the death of Ahmed Husein Hameid.
The UNRWA added that farms and lands adjacent to the camp have become a battle field since 2012, using random heavy weapons. The heavy frequent fights between the armed groups and the governmental forces result in deaths and serious injuries among the residents, either inside the camp due to direct targeting or those who are outside the camp while moving from and to their houses.
The UNRWA confirmed that Khan Al Shieh camp inhabited with almost 9000 Palestinian refugees, while humanitarian aid entry was very restricted since 2013. The Palestinian refugees were forced to travel to the distribution centers of UNRWA, which is far from Sehnaya town or Khan Dannon Camp, in order to receive the humanitarian aid amid serious risks that threat their lives.
