(MENAFN) The Lebanese Army has placed electronic gates at all of the entrances to a Palestinian refugee camp in south Lebanon, to screen everyone entering or leaving the camp, according to The New Arab.
The gates, which are placed at four main entrances and smaller exit points, are the latest measure to tighten the grip on the already besieged Palestinian refugee camp.
In 2016, the Lebanese army began construction of a wall with watchtowers to segregate the camp from surrounding areas due to security concerns.
"We condemn the existence of these gates because they undermine the dignity of our people, who line up in front of the gates, and [they] also obstruct traffic in and out," Ayman Shana, the political leader of Hamas in Sidon, told The Daily Star, adding
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