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Conflict Incident Report

Dispute in Ain Hilweh refugee camp develops into fire shooting

Associated Timeline/Case: 
Tensions at Ain el-Helweh (starting August 7, 2014)
Date of incident: 
December 30, 2014
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Fatah
Palestinian Civilians/Refugees

A dispute occurred in Ain al-Hilweh Refugee Camp's Taytaba neighborhood between members of the Neighborhood Committee and Abed Sultan who is affiliated to Fatah, against the backdrop of hanging Pictures, the matter that developed into fire shooting, NNA Correspondent in Sidon reported on Tuesday. Instantly, security forces members arrived at the scene of dispute and contained said incident.

Primary category: 
Brawl/Dispute
Secondary Category: 
Shooting
Classification of conflict (primary): 
Individual acts of violence
Violent incidents which do not have a specific or a known political agenda but are caused by the general proliferation of weapons, of trained and untrained soldiers or militants, by the general inefficiency of the Justice system, and past-traditions and histories of violence within society.