Fighting among Palestinians in Lebanon Could Be a Harbinger of Things to Come
Israel’s northern neighbor keeps its Palestinian population in poverty and isolation.
August 2, 2023
Fighting among Palestinians in Lebanon Could Be a Harbinger of Things to Come
Israel’s northern neighbor keeps its Palestinian population in poverty and isolation.
On Monday, three days of fighting in the Palestinian settlement of Ein el-Hilweh, Lebanon came to an end, leaving an estimated nine dead and 40 wounded. It appears that the efforts of Fatah, the PLO faction that governs much of the West Bank, to exert its dominance over its rivals among Lebanese Palestinians had led to a violent backlash from jihadist groups. A ceasefire was brokered with the help of Hizballah, the Iran-backed terrorist group that exerts de-facto control over the country. Benny Avni explains:
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