Hamas Movement considered in a statement issued Tuesday the Lebanese construction of an isolation wall around Ein al-Hilweh refugee camp as a violation of the international law.
This is an unacceptable step that targets the Palestinian refugees’ future and deepens their humanitarian suffering the statement said.
This is a very negative message to the Palestinian people the statement reads.
The Movement expressed its total rejection of the isolation wall and considered it a flagrant violation of the international laws and norms.
Such a step would ignite more tension in the region it warned.
“We totally reject any political or security decision that would threaten Palestinian refugees’ rights” Hamas underlined.
The Movement called for a comprehensive Palestinian-Lebanese dialogue to discuss the common issues and interests between the two parties.
The Lebanese authorities have recently begun constructing an isolation wall around Ein al-Hilweh refugee camp one of the country’s largest Palestinian refugee camps.
Angry Palestinians took to social media to slam the Lebanese authorities branding the isolation wall a “wall of shame” and saying that it was similar to the policies of the Israeli government.
Ein Al-Hilweh is home to 80000 registered Palestinian refugees who have been joined by thousands more in recent years due to the ongoing Syrian crisis.
