Mahmoud Abbas agrees on roadmap to disarm Palestinian factions in Lebanon

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has agreed on a framework to disarm Palestinian factions within Lebanon during his three-day trip to the country.

After meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Wednesday, a joint statement released on the Lebanese presidency's X account said there was a commitment by "both sides to the principle that all weapons in the country must controlled by state authorities".

"They declare their belief that the era of weapons outside the authority of the Lebanese state is over," the statement read.

Earlier this month, Palestinian and Lebanese sources told Middle East Eye that Abbas' visit was intimately tied to disarming Palestinian factions in Lebanon.

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