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Process launched after visit by Palestinian President Abbas, who said weapons ‘hurt’ Lebanon and Palestine cause.
A joint Lebanese-Palestinian committee has begun discussions on disarming Palestinian factions in Lebanon’s refugee camps, following a visit by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The committee aims to establish a timetable for disarmament and enhance the economic and social rights of Palestinian refugees. Despite pressures to consolidate arms under Lebanese authority and an agreement to prevent attacks on Israel from Lebanon, dissent among factions like Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad poses challenges to achieving stability.
