Clashes resume between factions in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp

Clashes have erupted again between Islamist factions in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ein el-Hilweh near the southern port city of Sidon (AP)

Clashes have resumed in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp, with heavy gunfire and shelling wounding several people and prompting residents of the camp and the surrounding area to flee on Friday.

Street battles had broken out over several days in the camp, Ein el-Hilweh, between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah movement and Islamist groups after Fatah accused the Islamists of gunning down one of their military generals on July 30.