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The Palestinians Must Apologize to the Lebanese

On October 26, Palestinian gunmen manning a checkpoint at Beirut’s Shatila refugee camp killed Elio Abu Hanna when he inadvertently drove into the camp. The young Lebanese man reportedly panicked at the checkpoint and did not stop his car, prompting the militiamen to open fire with dozens of rounds. The Palestinians must apologize, not only for ...

Tense Calm in Shatila After Night of Heavy Clashes

A tense calm settled over the Shatila refugee camp, adjacent to Beirut's Tarik Jdideh neighborhood, on Wednesday morning following a night of fear and chaos. Violent clashes erupted overnight between drug traffickers affiliated with rival Palestinian factions, members of the Leddaoui family linked to Fatah, and the Haziné group, aligned with ...