For the first time. the Jordanian Army cooperated with the resistance against Israel. However. dissension between King Hussein and Al Fatah developed immediately. There were brief skirmishes between the Palestinians and Jordanian troops in November 1968 and in February and June 1970. Palestinian relations with the Lebanese Government were also tense. At least 200.000 Palestinians live in Lebanon. most in refugee camps. over which the resistance organizations exercise de facto control. The Israeli raid on the Beirut airport in December 1968 brought the issue of the Fedayeen presence in Southern Lebanon into the open. There were clashes between the Fedayeen and the Lebanese army.