Published : 27-02-2017
Hundreds of Palestinian families from Syria fled Ein AlHilweh Camp, in southern Lebanon, for fear of being killed in the bloody strife rocking the shelter.
The exodus occurred as violent clashes flared up in the shelter on Saturday and Sunday between affiliates with Islamic factions and Fatah Movement allies. Machinegun and rockets were reportedly used in the clashes, resulting in injuries among civilians and in heavy material damage.
Severe socio-economic crises have been wrought by the abrupt breakdown of order in Ein AlHilweh. Education and health institutions in the camp further shut down their doors.
60-year-old Abu Mohamed, formerly sheltered in Yarmouk, said he fled with his five children to Ein AlHiwleh Camp in the hunt for a safer refuge. “However my dream has never come true.”
Refugee Ayman, from Khan AlSheih Camp, also said: “Every time clashes break out, my wife, children, and I just hide ourselves somewhere outside the camp and come back after calm is restored. We have no other option, anyways. What we’ve been going through is just unbearable!”
According to statistics conducted by Islamic relief institutions, the number of Palestinian families from Syria in Ein AlHiwleh has shrunk to 726 by the end of 2016.
Hundreds of Palestinian families from Syria fled Ein AlHilweh Camp, in southern Lebanon, for fear of being killed in the bloody strife rocking the shelter.
The exodus occurred as violent clashes flared up in the shelter on Saturday and Sunday between affiliates with Islamic factions and Fatah Movement allies. Machinegun and rockets were reportedly used in the clashes, resulting in injuries among civilians and in heavy material damage.
Severe socio-economic crises have been wrought by the abrupt breakdown of order in Ein AlHilweh. Education and health institutions in the camp further shut down their doors.
60-year-old Abu Mohamed, formerly sheltered in Yarmouk, said he fled with his five children to Ein AlHiwleh Camp in the hunt for a safer refuge. “However my dream has never come true.”
Refugee Ayman, from Khan AlSheih Camp, also said: “Every time clashes break out, my wife, children, and I just hide ourselves somewhere outside the camp and come back after calm is restored. We have no other option, anyways. What we’ve been going through is just unbearable!”
According to statistics conducted by Islamic relief institutions, the number of Palestinian families from Syria in Ein AlHiwleh has shrunk to 726 by the end of 2016.
