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Conflict Incident Report

One palestinian wounded in Ain el Hilweh camp gunfight

Date of incident: 
July 13, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
1 person
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Palestinian Civilians/Refugees

The Palestinian Khaled Saqr got wounded at night in a personal brawl that escalated into gunfire in al-Minshieh neighborhood in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain al-Hilweh, NNA reporter said. 
The wounded was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment. 

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.