The latest bloody clash in Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp that left two people dead and 11 wounded has raised fears that the shantytown might be heading for a new round of violence by rival factions vying for influence in the camp.



Ahmad Amer, a Palestinian militant belonging to Jund al-Sham, was transferred to Al-Nidaa al-Insani Hospital in the camp after being shot by Fatah member Mohammad Sayyed.



The sources pointed out that the Taytaba neighborhood, the scene of Thursday's clashes, serves as the location of a number of armed factions, particularly Islamist militant groups which have moved from Tawari and al-Sika neighborhoods.



The Maqdisi group, which is close to Islamist factions, including Jund al-Sham, has also set up base in the Taytaba neighborhood.



However, other sources in the camp said that the fighting was the result of a struggle of wings within the current Fatah command and infiltrations of some of its ranks.



The one who fomented Thursday's fighting wanted to show the current Fatah command as weak and to present himself as an alternative to this command in any forthcoming security development, the sources said.

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