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Burj el-Barajneh is a settlement in Beirut, Lebanon. It was set up as a Palestine refugee camp in 1948. It was laid siege to by the Israeli army and local Christian Phalangists during 1982, after Israel invaded Lebanon earlier that year.



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  • Bourj el-Barajneh entrance - Flickr - Al Jazeera English

    Entrance to the Bourj el-Barajneh refugee camp

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