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Palestinian factions hand over truckloads of weapons in Lebanon’s largest refugee camp
- Palestinian factions began handing over eight truckloads of weapons to the Lebanese army on September 13 in Lebanon's largest refugee camps.
- This disarmament comes after leaders from Palestine and Lebanon reached an agreement in May to transfer control of weapons held in refugee camps to the Lebanese government.
- The weapons were handed over mainly from Ain al-Hilweh near Sidon and Beddawi near Tripoli, involving the Palestine Liberation Organization but excluding groups like Hamas and Islamic Jihad.
- Abdel Hadi al-Assadi of the PLO confirmed five trucks came from Ain al-Hilweh and three from Beddawi, and the Dialogue Committee described disarmament as vital to Lebanese sovereignty and camp stability.
- The handover marks the first phase of a five-step government plan aiming to monopolize weapons with the Lebanese army and reduce armed groups' presence in refugee camps.
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Palestinian factions hand in truckloads of weapons in Lebanon's largest refugee camp
The Palestinian National Security Forces in Lebanon and PLO groups gave up arms as part of a government deal. The country's 12 Palestinian refugee camps are not state-controlled; other militant Islamic groups did not take part
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Leaning Left11Leaning Right4Center10Last UpdatedBias Distribution44% Left
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