Conflict Incident Report

Man sets himself on fire due to UNRWA cuts

Date of incident:

January 13, 2016

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Palestinian Civilians/Refugees

Inside the emergency room of a south Lebanon hospital, doctors exerted all their efforts to save the life of Palestinian Mohammad Omar Khodeir who set himself on fire Tuesday in the nearby Burj al-Shemali camp. The burns covered Khodeir’s face, chest and right hand. His facial features were almost unrecognizable, hidden behind tubes and breathing apparatus. Wrapped in gauze, the doctors at Tyre’s Jabal Amel Hospital used powder to treat the burns before transferring him by Lebanese Red Cross ambulance to a special burn treatment center at Nabih Berri University Hospital in Nabatieh. Khodeir, who suffers from thalassemia, a hereditary blood disorder, set himself alight in protest against a change in health care and hospitalization regulations by the Palestinian refugee agency, UNRWA. http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2016/Jan-13/331605-man-set...

Primary category:

Collective Action [inc. protests, solidarity movements...]

Secondary Category:

Suicide Attack Attempt

Classification of conflict (primary):

Policy conflicts

Conflicts associated with political decisions, government or state policies regarding matters of public concern, such as debates concerning law reforms, electoral laws, and protests of the government’s political decisions, among others.

Classification of conflict(secondary):

Conflicts of socio-economic development

Conflicts associated with lack of, or gaps in economic development, opportunities and access to resources.

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Conflict Incident Report

Man sets himself on fire due to UNRWA cuts