Ain al-Hilweh fighting reflects Palestinian and Sunni Arab weakness - opinion

BEHIND THE LINES: If neither the formal Lebanese authorities nor Hamas are part of the disputes, who is Fatah actually fighting?

A VIEW of the entrance to the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, where fighting first broke out in July.

A VIEW of the entrance to the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, where fighting first broke out in July.

(photo credit: AZIZ TAHER/REUTERS)

ByJONATHAN SPYER

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023 08:11

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