 By the end of the 1990s, the Coalition of Fatah with the Palestinian Liberation Front (PLF), Palestinian Popular Struggle Front (PPSF), and the Palestinian People's Party (PPP) in Lebanon was headed by Sultan Abu al-'Aynayn, who resided in Rashidieh.At the time of Israel's invasion in the July 2006 Lebanon War, the camp had about 18,000 residents.Reportedly, more than 1,000 Lebanese fled their homes to seek shelter in Rashidieh during the Israeli bombardments of Southern Lebanon