At least nine people have been killed and dozens more injured as clashes erupted at a Palestinian refugee camp near Sidon, Lebanon.

Footage from July 31 shows various clips of militants firing at each other in the Ain Al-Helweh camp which is home to 55,000 refugees.

The clashes are between the Palestinian Fatah Movement and Islamist militants in southern Lebanon.

According to Al Jazeera, the violence began on Saturday when an unknown gunman tried to kill a member of an armed group named Mahmoud Khalil but instead fatally shot his companion.

STORY: 11 killed, 37 injured in clashes in Palestinian refugee camp in S. Lebanon
DATELINE: Aug. 1, 2023
LENGTH: 00:02:54
LOCATION: Beirut
CATEGORY: OTHERS
 
SHOTLIST:
1. various of armed clashes in Ain Al-Helweh camp on Sunday
2. phone footage of Lebanese Red Cross saving an injured person
3. phone footages of armed clashes in Ain Al-Helweh camp on Sunday
4. various of locals in the Ain Al-Helweh camp
 
STORYLINE:
 
The armed clashes between members of the Palestinian Fatah Movement and Islamist militants in southern Lebanon intensified on Monday, increasing the death toll to 11 and the total injuries to 37, the Elnashra news website reported.
 
Several armed clashes broke out in the Ain Al-Helweh camp in Lebanon's southern city of Sidon between Fatah members and Islamist militants since early Sunday morning, leading to the killing of Abou Ashraf al-Armoushi, a Fatah military officer, three of his bodyguards, and several civilians while injuring others.
 
The armed clashes also forced citizens to move to safe areas, said the report.
 
Fathi Abu Al-Ardat, secretary of the Palestine Liberation Organization factions in Lebanon, met on Monday with the Palestinian ambassador to Lebanon and the head of the Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee to discuss the latest developments, it added.
 
Al-Ardat emphasized the joint efforts of the Palestinian leaders in Lebanon "to overcome this dangerous and difficult stage and establish security and stability in the Palestinian camps."
 
He added that "the Lebanese government, in cooperation with the Palestinian side, will work firmly to end these anomalous phenomena."
 
Clashes between rival groups often occur in the Ain Al-Helweh camp, the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon.
 
Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beirut.
(XHTV)