Elio Ernesto Abu Hanna, a young chemistry graduate, died on Sunday from injuries sustained after being shot by Palestinian gunmen at a checkpoint at the entrance of the Shatila refugee camp in Beirut, an area where armed factions continue to operate outside the control of the Lebanese state.

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In the early hours of Sunday morning, 24-year-old Elio Abou Hanna was driving his car home after a night out with friends. He is believed to have taken a wrong turn and found himself in Shatila, the Palestinian refugee camp in the southern suburbs of Beirut.

A young Lebanese man named Elio Abou Hanna left his home one evening and never returned. He made a wrong turn near the Shatila refugee camp in Beirut, was confronted by armed men manning an illegal checkpoint, and was shot dead. The most tragic part of this crime is not only the murder itself, but how unsurprising it has become in a country where the state has surrendered its sovereignty and where ordinary citizens are forced to negotiate daily with militias.

Palestinian officials in the camp vow perpetrators will be handed over, as the incident sparked an outcry on social media

In the early hours of Sunday, around 1 a.m., 24-year-old Lebanese Elio Abou Hanna was shot dead by an armed Palestinian patrol while driving in the eastern part of the Shatila Palestinian camp, located in southern Beirut.

The killing of Elio Abou Hanna highlights Lebanon’s rising violence, unchecked weapons, and the state’s fragile authority

It was just past midnight in Beirut when Elio Ernesto Walid Abou Hanna drove through the narrow streets of Shatila. The young chemistry graduate from the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik had likely taken a wrong turn, following a shortcut suggested by Google Maps, according to his father’s account.

Cities around the world have their “zones.” Those impenetrable areas deemed dangerous, rife with trafficking, ruled by gangs, unlivable except for those born there who know the codes.These bleak outskirts are usually monochrome, gathering people of the same origin, the same faith or the same despair. They have their own laws, their local bosses, their street markets selling goods found nowhere else and their distinctive styles of dress.

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam reiterated his government’s commitment to restoring state authority and collecting all illegal weapons in Lebanon, particularly inside Palestinian refugee camps, following the killing of young Elio Ernesto Abou Hanna last week.

On Sunday, Elio Abou Hanna, a Lebanese young man, was killed at a checkpoint run by the so-called “Palestinian Security Committee” at the entrance of the Shatila refugee camp in Beirut. Elio was driving his car in the eastern part of the camp, following GPS directions, when he entered a “dangerous zone” and failed to stop at a checkpoint. It wasn’t an accident, nor a mistake. Elio was killed by an armed group that had no right to set up unauthorized checkpoints or open fire on Lebanese citizens.

The killing of Elio Abou Hanna, a 24-year-old Lebanese man shot overnight Saturday to Sunday in Shatila by members of a Palestinian faction, has reignited a debate Lebanon has never truly resolved: a chronic issue of areas where the state no longer holds authority.

The Lebanese Army Command – Directorate of Orientation issued the following statement:

As a result of the follow-up, coordination, and intensive communications with the concerned parties in Shatila camp, the Intelligence Directorate received 6 members from the Palestinian National Security Forces, in connection with the shooting at citizen Elio Abou Hanna's vehicle and his murder[...]

President Joseph Aoun received the family of Elio Abou Hanna — including his father, mother, sister, and the family’s lawyer, Ziad Aswad.

The story could have remained as a tragic news item, but the killing of a young Lebanese Christian, Elio Abou Hanna, by a Palestinian patrol in the Shatila Camp in Beirut on October 26th ignited social media and, for some, rekindled the specter of war.

The story could have remained as a tragic news item, but the killing of a young Lebanese Christian, Elio Abou Hanna, by a Palestinian patrol in the Shatila Camp in Beirut on October 26th ignited social media and, for some, rekindled the specter of war.

A wave of sorrow swept through the farewell of Elio Abou Hanna, the young man who lost his life to the weapons of the Shatila Palestinian camp in Lebanon; a tragedy that, once again, exposes the state's inability to assert its authority.

A wave of sorrow swept through the farewell of Elio Abou Hanna, the young man who lost his life to the weapons of the Shatila Palestinian camp in Lebanon; a tragedy that, once again, exposes the state's inability to assert its authority.

Lebanon 24 revealed that nine individuals wanted in connection with the murder of Elio Abu Hanna have been handed over to Lebanese security forces, including their leader, F. Halima.

The Palestinian Embassy in Lebanon announced the handover of two suspects in the murder of Lebanese youth Elio Abu Hanna, affirming respect for Lebanese law and the exclusivity of weapons in the hands of the state.

The killing of 24-year-old Elio Ernesto Abu Hanna, a young Syriac Maronite chemist, has ignited a wave of grief and anger across Lebanon, rekindling calls to confront the country’s long-standing problem of uncontrolled weapons and impunity.