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Conflict Incident Report

Seven injured in Borj Chmali shooting

Date of incident: 
July 23, 2018
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
7persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Palestinian Civilians/Refugees

Seven have been reported injured in a gunfight between two families in the Burj al-Shemali Palestinian refugee camp, NNA field correspondent said on Monday.

The wounded were taken to nearby Tyre 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.