At least for a short period the guns were put to rest in northern Lebanon after the militants fighting the Lebanese army called for a ceasefire that went into effect Tuesday.

The Fatah al-Islam group announced the ceasefire to permit the humanitarian help reach the Palestinians refugees inside the camp. But a spokesman of the militants warned “this is not a truce.”

Local sources informed that a convoy with supplies entered the Palestinian camp of Nahr al-Bared after the Lebanese army agreed with the ceasefire.

More than 70 people were killed in clashes between the two sides, at least a dozen being Palestinian refugees from the camp. The violence spread to Tripoli, one civilian being killed in a shoot-out between extremists and security troops.

Critics and protests appeared shortly after the outburst of violence, most of them coming from the Palestinian side. Other refugees living in camps across Lebanon demonstrated against the army’s siege and threatened to resort to suicide acts if more innocent blood is shed.
 
This could bring a new turn in the governments approach of the crisis, because under an old treaty Lebanese forces can’t enter the camps and the threat of a massive riot is growing fast.