Syrian War: 18,000 Palestinian refugees without food, water, and medicine

Refugees in the Yarmouk camp near Damascus are mostly Palestinians expelled from their native Palestine in 1948.

When the rebellion against the regime in Syria began, the Palestinians did not want to participate in the Syrian conflicts, so they, like many Syrian civilians, found themselves between two fires, reports the Patria News Agency.  

Besieged and hungry, some were forced to seek a new home, and started their exodus again. Once, about 160,000 people lived in this camp, of whom about 18,000 remain.

The camp has been under siege by the Syrian government for almost two years, leading to starvation and diseases caused by the lack of medical aid and food.

The camp is constantly being bombed by Syrian forces, while at the same time, there are fights between Palestinian groups and militants of the self-proclaimed Islamic State of Iraq and ISIL.

The situation in the camp is the worst so far, and according to UN data, at least 18,000 civilians, including 3,500 children, are trapped in Yarmouk.

Chris Gunness, spokesperson for UNRWA, the UN agency that helps Palestinian refugees in the camp, told AP that this organization has not been able to send food supplies or convoys to the camp since the fighting began last week.

-This means there is no food, no water, and very few medicine supplies.