Islamists seize control of Palestinian camp in Lebanon

“Islamist forces” have taken advantage of Palestinian factional feuds to seize control of the southern Lebanese refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh, near Sidon, a local paper reported Sunday.  Local Palestinian militias refused to confront the invaders alone for fear of bloodshed and casualties, unless Lebanese security forces step in to “isolate the terrorists.”
 

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