Francoise Kesteman, a French nurse, worked in Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, seeing the expulsion of Palestinians as an injustice. She joined armed groups resisting Israeli occupation. Franco Fontana, an Italian photographer, co-founded a Marxist-Leninist group and organized exhibitions to promote the Palestinian cause. He visited Palestine and Lebanon, aligning with groups seeking liberation for Palestine. Kesteman was killed in a paramilitary operation in 1984, while Fontana returned to a refugee camp in Lebanon upon falling ill in 2015, fulfilling his wish to be buried there.
Francoise Kesteman was a French nurse who worked in Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon in the late 1970s and early 80s, viewing Palestinian displacement as a fundamental injustice.
Franco Fontana, an Italian photographer, co-founded a Marxist-Leninist political group and organized exhibitions to raise awareness of the Palestinian cause, later joining groups fighting for Palestine.
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