 A serious clash took place on 17 May, after the near-fatal shooting of Osbat al-Nour leader Abdullah Shraidi, in which one of Abdullah's bodyguards and a bystander were killed.The shooting occurred while they were returning from the funeral of Ibrahim Shraidi, a family relative though a member of Fatah, who had been gunned down by an unknown assailant.About 200 Osbat al-Nour fundamentalist fighters attacked Fatah offices at Ain al-Hilweh.