Death toll climbs to nine as clashes continue in Palestinian camp in Lebanon

Smoke rises during a clashes that erupted between members of the Palestinian Fateh group and Islamist militants in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ein el-Hilweh near the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon (Mohammad Zaatari/AP/PA)

Clashes continued for a third day in a Palestinian camp in Lebanon on Monday between members of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah group and Islamist factions.

A Lebanese army spokesperson said the death toll from the fighting in Ein el-Hilweh camp had reached nine, although some reports have given higher figures.