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Conflict Incident Report

Shooting in Ain El Hilweh leads to injury of two Palestinian security elements

Associated Timeline/Case: 
Tensions at Ain el-Helweh (starting August 7, 2014)
Date of incident: 
December 5, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
2persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Palestinian Civilians/Refugees

An unidentified person fired at elements of the joint Palestinian security force before its headquarters in Ain El-Hilweh refugee camp, severely wounding Mohammed Abdullah, aka Al-Iraqi, and another from Al-Jaber family, the NNA correspondent said.

Primary category: 
Shooting
Classification of conflict (primary): 
Power & governance conflicts
Violent or non-violent conflicts associated with antagonisms related to internal political tensions between local and/or national groups and parties. These tensions may be encouraged by internal, regional and international parties. Such conflicts are characterized by their defiance and/or opposition to central State power and governance.