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2023-08-02 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
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Clashes continue to rock Ain al-Helweh camp Tuesday
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[AnNahar] Fruit and vegetable seller Ismail Akkawi had no choice but to brave days of intermittent but deadly fighting in Leb
 ...an Iranian colony situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozeen flavors of Christians. It is the home of Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers...
's biggest Paleostinian refugee camp in order to make ends meet.
The produce market at the heart of the restive Ain al-Helweh camp -- in the southern coastal city of Sidon -- is usually bustling with vendors, but few have ventured out since festivities broke out in the camp late Saturday.
"I have to leave the house, despite the horrific circumstances for selling vegetables," said Akkawi, who is in his sixties.
If the violence continues, "who will put food on the table for me and my family?" he asked.
Outbreaks of violence are common in the camp, but 11 people have been killed in the current flare-up -- the worst in years, pitting members of Paleostinian President the ineffectual Mahmoud Abbas
...aka Abu Mazen, a graduate of the prestigious unaccredited Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow with a doctorate in Holocaust Denial. While no Yasser Arafat, he has his own brand of evil, just a little more lowercase....
' Fatah movement and Islamist holy warriors.
It is not yet known why the latest festivities broke out.
Ain al-Helweh is home to more than 54,000 registered refugees. It was created for Paleostinians who were driven out or fled during the 1948 war that coincided with Israel's creation.
Thousands of Paleostinians who sought refuge from Syria's civil war have also joined the camp in recent years.
Paleostinian factions said they had agreed on a truce on Sunday but it failed to hold, and fighting continued on Monday and Tuesday with automatic weapons and rockets being used.
Deserted buildings stand riddled with bullet holes on the front lines, while charred cars litter the camp's southern district of Hittin, which witnessed festivities and shelling.
- FEAR OF SHORTAGES -
Bread vendor Mukhtar, 62, said panicked residents were stocking up on supplies.
"People are buying two bags of bread, fearing shortages due to the security situation," he said, declining to give his surname.
The fighting has prompted the United Nations
...aka the Oyster Bay Chowder and Marching Society...
to suspend its activities in Ain al-Helweh, while shops and public institutions have also closed in Sidon, the largest city in southern Lebanon.
"Arrangements are under way to establish a serious ceasefire," senior Fatah official Mounir Makdah told AFP on Tuesday.
Paleostinian security forces are working "to remove the button men from the streets and form an investigation committee" to identify those responsible for the violence, he added.
"All factions have collectively decided to hold perpetrators of breaches and security incidents to account," Makdah said.
Tiny Lebanon hosts an estimated 250,000 Paleostinian refugees, according to UNRWA, the U.N. agency for Paleostinian refugees.
Most live in one of Lebanon's 12 official camps, and face a variety of legal restrictions, including on employment.
By long-standing convention, the Lebanese Army does not enter Paleostinian refugee camps, leaving the factions themselves to handle security.
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