In a West Bank refugee camp, political struggle turns to violence
Political and security tensions on the rise in West Bank camps
Political, security tensions on the rise in West Bank camps
Opposition to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas rumbles
Fatah party to hold first congress since 2009 on Nov. 29
By Luke Baker
BALATA REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Hundreds of bullet holes scar the concrete walls, shop fronts and trash-strewn alleys of Balata, the West Bank's largest refugee camp, the result of furious clashes earlier this week between Palestinian security forces and local gunmen.
Read more on the Thomson Reuters Foundation
- Reuters - Thomson Reuters Foundation
- For more humanitarian news and analysis, please visit https://www.trust.org/alertnet