A Palestinian was shot dead by gunmen at a demonstration against the "decision to act" in Lebanon

Source: Anatolia

A member of the Fatah movement was shot dead Friday in a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon during a protest that rejected a decision by the Ministry of Labor, said a Palestinian security official.

According to the deputy commander of the Palestinian National Security in Lebanon, Fatah's leader, Major Munir al-Muqdah, a member of the Hbadan Alaa movement, was seriously injured and died as a result of an armed gun battle in front of the march of the camp against the decision of the Lebanese Ministry of Labor.

He added that the Palestinian High Security Committee was meeting to discuss the changing situation, while seeking out the elements of the offender during the mobilization inside the camp.

Al-Maqdah pointed out that the deceased was the son of a Fatah leader and a brother of the Ansar al-Islamiyya faction, one of the Salafist movements of the camp.

Lebanese media reports clashes in the camp between Fatah members and extremist groups in the Red Head neighborhood.

Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon are witnessing protests against the Ministry of Labor's decision to impose a work permit for Palestinian refugees for the third day in a row.

Ain al-Hilweh's camp is also witnessing intermittent security tensions between Palestinian factions inside and badbadinations of Palestinian security officials.

It should be noted that the Lebanese Labor Ministry began earlier in July a plan to regulate the working conditions of foreign workers, including Palestinians living in Lebanon.

According to the plan, employers are prohibited from exploiting Palestinian refugees without a permit, as well as from closing down Palestinian institutions and facilities that do not have the necessary permits to work.