Islamic militants attacked Lebanese troops at a second Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon on Monday, killing two soldiers. The attacks followed fresh confrontations on Sunday as the Lebanese army pursued its offensive, including heavy shelling, against militants from the Fatah al-Islam group in the Nahr el-Bared camp in the north of the country through the weekend.

The fresh outbreak of violence occurred at the Ain el-Hilweh camp near the southern city of Sidon. Militants from the Jund el-Sham group threw explosives at an army position at the edge of the camp, said a Palestinian leader in Ain el-Hilweh. The army responded and a fire fight ensued.