Published : 15-07-2016
Artillery shelling targeted the eastern lane of Khan Al Shieh camp, and resulted in only material damages. According to the AGPS correspondent, the shelling targeted the outskirts of the camp and the eastern lane coincided with heavy hovering of warplanes.
Khan Al Shieh camp is inhabited with almost 9000 Palestinian refugees. It is located in Damascus suburb, and there are about 75 UNRWA employees residing inside the camp, and ensure the continuity of supporting refugees through services provided in three schools, health clinic, social center, and a temporary shelter center for the displaced people.
Humanitarian aid was restricted since 2013, so the Palestinian refugees had to travel to the distribution points of UNRWA which is several km away in Sehnaya town or in khan Dannon camp, under severe risks, according to UNRWA.
Checkpoints of the Regular Army still closing all roads connecting the camp with the center of the capital Damascus, forcing people to go through the dangerous and sub-road of Zakia-Khan Al Shieh in order to reach Damascus. This road has been targeted frequently with shells and heavy machine guns. The AGPS documented 177 victims from Khan AL Shieh camp, most of them died due to shelling.
Artillery shelling targeted the eastern lane of Khan Al Shieh camp, and resulted in only material damages. According to the AGPS correspondent, the shelling targeted the outskirts of the camp and the eastern lane coincided with heavy hovering of warplanes.
Khan Al Shieh camp is inhabited with almost 9000 Palestinian refugees. It is located in Damascus suburb, and there are about 75 UNRWA employees residing inside the camp, and ensure the continuity of supporting refugees through services provided in three schools, health clinic, social center, and a temporary shelter center for the displaced people.
Humanitarian aid was restricted since 2013, so the Palestinian refugees had to travel to the distribution points of UNRWA which is several km away in Sehnaya town or in khan Dannon camp, under severe risks, according to UNRWA.
Checkpoints of the Regular Army still closing all roads connecting the camp with the center of the capital Damascus, forcing people to go through the dangerous and sub-road of Zakia-Khan Al Shieh in order to reach Damascus. This road has been targeted frequently with shells and heavy machine guns. The AGPS documented 177 victims from Khan AL Shieh camp, most of them died due to shelling.
