An official at the Palestinian embassy in Lebanon was injured on Sunday evening after being shot while riding his car in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon.
The National New Agency identified the official who was attacked as Brigadier Ismail Sharouf.
According to the news agency Sharouf’s car was exposed to a hail of bullets one of which pierced the windshield injuring him slightly. Sharouf was taken to a hospital in Sidon but the Palestinian embassy requested moving him to Beirut under Lebanese security escort.
A Palestinian security source affirmed that Sharouf sustained minor injuries and that he is recovering and will leave hospital soon.
It warned that this attack seeks to drag Palestinians in Lebanon into chaos and internal struggle.
