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Palestinian, Lebanese leaders agree on disarming Palestinian factions
- On Wednesday, the President of Lebanon, Joseph Aoun, met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Baabda near Beirut during Abbas' first visit to Lebanon in seven years to address issues concerning Palestinian refugee camps.
- The meeting took place following a year-long conflict between Israel and Hezbollah that concluded in late November with a U.S.-negotiated ceasefire, during a period when Lebanon was intensifying efforts to reinforce its control, particularly in areas close to the Israeli border.
- The leaders agreed that Palestinian factions in Lebanon will disarm and avoid using Lebanese territory for attacks on Israel, affirming that weapons should belong only to the Lebanese state and camps are not safe havens for extremists.
- Najat Sharafeddine, spokeswoman for the Lebanese presidency, announced in a communique that the period during which arms were held independently of the Lebanese government has concluded, even as tens of thousands of Palestinians continue to live across 12 refugee camps that remain beyond state control.
- The agreement suggests increased cooperation to combat terrorism and strengthen Lebanon's sovereignty, though the mechanism to remove weapons from camps remains unclear amid ongoing internal clashes and regional pressures.
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