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Lebanon launches process to disarm Palestinian factions in refugee camps

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, 2nd left, on landmark visit to Beirut, Lebanon, in which the disarmament of Palestinian factions in the country's camps was discussed, on May 22, 2025 [Hussein Malla/AP Photo]

A joint Lebanese-Palestinian committee tasked with the removal of weapons held by Palestinian factions in Lebanon’s refugee camps has met for the first time to begin hashing out a timetable for disarming the groups.

The Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee, a government body serving as interlocutor between Palestinian refugees and officials, met on Friday with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in attendance.

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