High tension gripped Ain el-Helweh camp in Saida early on Friday evening, where a Palestinian, identified as AS, has been killed. He was shot by armed men while in the vicinity of a vegetable market.

In response, members of Fateh and the Youth of Islam (Chabeb el-Islam) swiftly deployed to the camp.

Reports indicate that AS’ family has close ties to Fateh, a Palestinian movement led by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, as well as to the Palestinian national security forces.