There are no official security forces in the 12 camps located throughout Lebanon. The Lebanese police, or military, have left the security in these camps to the Palestinian Al-Fatah Party, according to the Cairo Agreement signed in 1969. Although Lebanon withdrew from the agreement in 1987, Lebanese security forces entered the camps only to arrest specific individuals wanted for terrorism. The Fatah Party maintains relative security, with armed groups stationed in most camps. After enduring 75 years of exclusion from social interactions, the labour market, education and healthcare services, Palestinian refugees, particularly the younger generation, perceive joining terrorist organisations or armed gangs as a means to address their marginalisation. For this reason, Palestinians are killed in many armed clashes inside … Continue reading Palestine camp in Lebanon: No one is welcome