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Conflict Incident Report

Two wounded in Ain al-Hilweh clash

Date of incident: 
June 19, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
2persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Palestinian Civilians/Refugees

A clash between residents in Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp Monday wounded two, the state-run National News Agency reported. An argument near the Salah Eddine mosque in the Palestinian refugee camp near Sidon turned into an armed clash. One was injured in the back, and another in the head. Both were rushed to the al-Rai Hospital in Sidon.

Primary category: 
Brawl/Dispute
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.