Conflict Incident Report

Two men assaulted women on south Lebanon public beach

Date of incident:

July 9, 2017

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Palestinian Civilians/Refugees

Lebanese Civilians

Ali Maher and Walid Shahabi, from Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp, were verbally assaulting a number of women on Sidon when lifeguard Ahmad Abdelmajid asked them to leave the city’s public beach, the source said, adding that the three soon entered into a scuffle.

Source Link:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2017/Jul-09/412152-…

Primary category:

Gender Based Violence [inc. sexual violence]

Classification of conflict (primary):

Conflicts of social discrimination

Violent and unjust treatment of different categories of people and individuals based on race, age, gender or sexuality, committed by the State, groups and individuals, related to a lack of protection and rights, inefficiency of the Justice system and persisting social and economic vulnerabilities.

Classification of conflict(secondary):

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.

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Two men assaulted women on south Lebanon public beach

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