A controversial ‘security’ wall, with watchtowers, around the country's largest Palestinian refugee camp began to take shape on Sunday. The decision was taken by Lebanese authorities in coordination with Palestinian factions running the camp. On Thursday the army ‘paused’ the construction which residents call the ‘wall of shame.’ It is unclear whether construction will continue in the face of opposition. While the camp is already blocked off with metal fences and army checkpoints, officials said the wall was necessary to control radical armed groups fuelling violence within the camps. Regular clashes between various factions have continuously put refugee lives at risk. Last year fighting displaced thousands and injured tens of residents. Over 70,000 Palestinians live inside the camp, many calling the wall Lebanon's latest act of discrimination against them, comparing it with Israel's Separation Wall in and around the West Bank.