Lebanon reportedly awaits 'decisive week' as to Palestinian arms
This week is supposed to be “decisive” regarding the file of weapons inside Lebanon’s Palestinian refugee camps, ad-Diyar newspaper reported on Monday.
“Lebanese official authorities are awaiting answers within hours from the Palestinian side regarding the mechanism for handing over weapons in five of the camps in the first stage, which is supposed to be finalized before mid-June,” the daily said.
“A second stage will follow during which the rest of weapons will be handed over in the rest of the camps, most notably Ain al-Helweh,” ad-Diyar said.
A Lebanese official meanwhile told the daily that “the official Palestinian sides will this week prove whether they are serious in their cooperation and whether they will push for a speedy handover process.”
The disarmament of Palestinian camps in Lebanon will begin next month based on an accord with visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, a Lebanese government official told AFP on Friday.
The Lebanese and Palestinian sides agreed on starting a plan "to remove weapons from the camps, beginning mid-June in the Beirut camps, and other camps will follow," the source told AFP.
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