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NewsThis is an interview conducted by two of our volunteers from a doctor with family from Nahr el Bared refugee camp. There are two files attached: one in Arabic and one in English. We are planning psychosocial activities for the kids who came from Nahr Elbared to Shatila camp with the help of two experts. We as need many volunteers as possible to help. If you are interested or know For more information please contact Bahaa AlKayyali- 70975941 As of yesterday, the Lebanese army entered Nahr el Bared camp, breaking a political agreement of 38 years between the Lebanese and Palestinian authorities barring the army from entering any of the refugee camps. The situation in Nahr el Bared is catastrophic. Many journalists have left the area because of the danger of being caught in crossfire. The media that is still reporting from there are making no mention of any civilian casualties among the Nahr el Bared residents, and the army is claiming that it is being very careful in targeting only Fath el Islam. Daily Star BEIRUT: Clashes resumed Thursday night around the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp near Tripoli, with intermittent gunfire breaking out after a day of "uneasy calm" during which the army continued to strengthen its positions around the camp while Palestinian clerics pressed their mediation efforts. Sheikh Mohammed al-Hajj, who leads the delegation of Palestinian clerics trying to mediate a peaceful solution to the standoff, told The Daily Star that efforts are continuing and rumors that mediation efforts had failed are not true. Committee to Protect Journalists New York, May 25, 2007 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply concerned that journalists have been prevented since Monday from entering a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon during clashes between Islamist militants and the Lebanese Army. |