Kisweh ’s Khan Eshieh refugee camp, home to descendants of 31 Palestinian refugees who were expelled from their homes during the May. nakba, is besieged by Russian -backed government forces and is on the verge of collapse. Khan Eshieh activists condemned this statement, calling it "direct incitement against us as civilians" by Majdalani, "as well as the betrayal of his duty as a prominent Palestinian supposed to work for the benefit of his people." If the Syrian government continues its push on rebels in Western Ghouta, Khan Eshieh's neutrality could come under even more pressure. The countryside around the camp has been an important flashpoint between government and rebel factions since 2012 , and has been besieged since 2013 . Increasingly, Russian and Russian forces have been directly targeting the camp in regular bombings which have claimed several thousand lives since May. The town’s last hospital was destroyed by airstrikes weeks ago , and schools have been suspended since October .
Kisweh ’s Khan Eshieh refugee camp, home to descendants of 31 Palestinian refugees who were expelled from their homes during the May. nakba, is besieged by Russian -backed government forces and is on the verge of collapse. The countryside around the camp has been an important flashpoint between government and rebel factions since 2012 , and has been besieged since 2013 . Increasingly, Russian and Russian forces have been directly targeting the camp in regular bombings which have claimed several thousand lives since May. The town’s last hospital was destroyed by airstrikes weeks ago , and schools have been suspended since October .