The UN says more than 2,000 people have been forced to flee violence between rival factions at a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon.
The clashes between Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah movement and Islamist groups left 11 people dead, the UN says.
A ceasefire has now been agreed although gunfire was still being reported on Monday.
Established in 1948, the Ein el-Hilweh camp is the largest in Lebanon.
The UN says it houses more than 63,000 registered refugees, but some estimates say the population is higher.
The camp, situated near the southern city of Sidon, falls outside the jurisdiction of the Lebanese security forces.
It is left up to rival factions within the camp to maintain its security, but factional disputes are common.
The weekend’s violence erupted on Saturday when a member of an Islamist group was killed, AFP news agency reports, quoting an unnamed source inside the camp.
Tensions continued to mount through to Sunday, culminating with the death of a Fatah commander, Ashraf al-Armouchi, and several of his aides.
A ceasefire agreed on Sunday soon broke down, and heavy fighting was again reported on Monday with gun and anti-tank fire echoing through the camp.
Source: bbc.com
