Clashes broke out between the mainstream Fatah organization and Jund al-Sham extremists in the southern refugee camp of Ein el-Hilweh reliable sources reported. There were also reports that a grenade was fired at the Lebanese army post at the camp by Jund al-Sham extremists which triggered another battle for the army with Syrian backed militants . According to the latest reports 2 were injured as a result of the bomb explosion: A civilian and a Lebanese army soldier. The report added: " fighting continues between Jund al-Sham and the Lebanese army."The leadership of Fatah mainstream and the PLO have been extremely supportive of the Lebanese army in the fight against Fatah al-Islam militants, who have " nothing to do with the Palestinians nor Islam" . This could have triggered the fighting between Fatah mainstream and Jund al-Sham who support Fatah al-Islam militants.
Jund al-Sham is based in Syria and is another militant group that Syria funds and trains according to sources that are familiar with this group. According to NBN , a local TV station many civilians have started fleeing Ein el-Hilweh, but did not say where to.
Meanwhile in the Nahr el Bared , NNA has reported that " the fighting has subsided and it is much quieter right now." The agency also reported the battle in the north has reached a decisive stage as Fatah al-Islam fighters have begun to disintegrate and infiltrate into the civilian communities in the camp to hide from the Lebanese army.