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Palestinian Weapons Test Lebanon’s Credibility on Disarmament and Security

Johnny Kortbawi, 31/10 09:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The killing of Elio Abu Hanna by Palestinian gunmen in Beirut’s Shatila refugee camp this past weekend is not just another crime. His murder is a serious test for a Lebanese government dragging its feet on its commitment to disarm Hezbollah and other militias. There is no reason the Shatila refugee camp should remain off-limits to the ...

Cabinet Forms Committee to Review Proposed Amendments to Election Law

This is Beirut, 29/10 15:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Council of Ministers formed a ministerial committee Wednesday to examine proposed amendments to the election law and submit a comprehensive report within a week. A total of fourteen items were on the agenda of the meeting held in the presidential palace under the chairmanship of President Joseph Aoun. The agenda included two draft laws ...

Abbas Determined to Withdraw All Palestinian Weapons from Lebanon

This is Beirut, 01/09 22:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Monday that his leadership is determined to withdraw all Palestinian weapons from Lebanon, calling the step essential to the country’s security and sovereignty. In an interview with Al-Arabiya, Abbas confirmed that he had reached an understanding with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on carrying out the ...

Fatah Reaffirms Commitment to Disarm All Palestinian Camps

This is Beirut, 31/08 12:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The official spokesman of the Palestinian Fatah movement, Abdel Fattah Dawla, reiterated on Sunday his group’s commitment, under the authority of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, to cooperate with Lebanese authorities in disarming Palestinian camps across Lebanon. “The delivery to the Lebanese government on Friday of a third batch of ...

The Arrogance of Wasted Time

Johnny Kortbawi, 22/08 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The handover of Palestinian weapons from the camps to the Lebanese state marks the beginning of a historic shift: the effort to confine all arms within Lebanon and close a chapter that has weighed on the country for nearly six decades – the use of Lebanese soil as a battlefield for the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. It is evident to all regional ...

Palestinian Disarmament: Is Pandora’s Box Forever Closed?

Sana Richa Choucair, 09/06 20:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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For the first time since the signing and subsequent annulment of the Cairo Agreement, a formal and tangible process has been launched to disarm Palestinian factions in the country’s refugee camps. On May 21, 2025, President Abbas met with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the Baabda Presidential Palace. In a joint statement released after the ...

The Political Challenge of Disarming Palestinian Camps in Lebanon

Élie-Joe Kamel, 31/05 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The disarmament of Palestinian camps in Lebanon is set to begin in mid-June 2025 under a plan jointly developed by the Lebanese government and the Palestinian Authority. This initiative was a key focus of President Mahmoud Abbas’s recent visit to Beirut and was the main topic of a security meeting convened by President Joseph Aoun at the Baabda ...

Hezbollah’s 'Populist' Posturing and the Call for Army Control of Weapons

Philippe Abi Akl, 22/04 08:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Hezbollah appears divided over its stance on handing over its weapons to the state. On one hand, senior figures such as Wafiq Safa, Mahmoud Komati and Naim Qassem—who declared, “We will not allow anyone to disarm us”—maintain a hardline position. On the other, President Joseph Aoun signaled a potential shift in the group’s approach, ...

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