ISTANBUL
A Palestinian monitoring group has said at least 18 Palestinians have been killed in a week when Assad forces hit their refugee camps in Syria.
Working Group for Palestinians in Syria said the Palestinians were killed in the the bombardment of al-Hawl and Yarmouk camps, adding that 6 people from the Yarmouk camp had gone missing and Assad forces had arrested five others.
The group said refugees shortage in basic food materials and in medicine in Yarmouk, al-Hassineh and al-Sbeineh camps due to an embargo imposed by the Damascus regime.