[Saturday October 26, 2013] Lebanese sources have reported that a Fateh member was shot and killed by unknown gunmen, in Ein Al-Hilwa refugee camp, in Sidon city, in Lebanon. Another member was injured in the attack.The Annahar Lebanese Paper has reported that Mas’ad Hojeir, was shot by a live round that penetrated his eye and exited through the back of his head causing instant death.

The paper added a member of the Palestinian Security Force in the camp was also injured in the attack.
Dozens of Palestinian fighters flooded the streets and alleys of the camp after the attack took place.

The paper further stated that the attack might be connected to a previous shooting that targeted Hussein Tawil, former member of the Jund al-Sham armed group.

A week ago, Tawil suffered quadriplegia after being shot by several rounds of live ammunition in the neck and back while standing on the rooftop of his home in the camp.

Jund al-Sham is a group of Salafi gunmen operating in Lebanon since 2004, known for its rivalry with the Fateh movement of Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas. The group also opposes the Syrian government, and the Lebanon-based Hezbollah Party.

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