Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah Movement began handing over weapons to the Lebanese army last week, in line with a May agreement between the Palestinian Authority and Lebanon.
Amid fears of a confrontation with Hezbollah, the Lebanese army begins collecting weapons from Palestinian camps for the first time since the civil war that lasted from 1975 to 1990.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun met with Prime Minister Nawaf Salam to discuss “the general situation in the country and preparations for the Cabinet session scheduled for Friday,” indicating that the meeting to approve the Army’s plan to disarm Hezbollah was pushed from Tuesday.
IDF: The Air Force attacked a rocket launcher and engineering equipment used by the Hezbollah terrorist organization in southern Lebanon. @Doron_Kadosh
American sources involved in the negotiations told MTV: The army's plan, with a 15-month timetable for withdrawing Hezbollah's weapons, is a very long deadline that cannot be accepted.
Political analyst Johnny Mounir: The plan to confiscate weapons in Lebanon includes five phases... and the Lebanese Army needs additional personnel and new weapons to implement this plan.
The US delegation discussed the Lebanese Army's plan to restrict arms possession to the state at the Naqoura meeting. Al Arabiya sources: Agreement reached to reactivate the "mechanism" with Israel.
Lebanese Minister Nizar Hani:
⦁ The Lebanese government has authorized the army to determine the timeline for the weapons inventory plan.
⦁ The weapons inventory south of the Litani River will be completed by the end of the year... and the government will issue a monthly report on the latest developments.
Lebanese Prime Minister: The government is proceeding with implementing its decisions regarding the exclusivity of arms to the state throughout Lebanon.
IDF Spokesperson: The IDF continues to eliminate terrorists engaged in an attempt to restore the military capabilities of the terrorist organization Hezbollah
The IDF attacked and eliminated last night (Friday), using Air Force aircraft and under the direction of Division 91, a terrorist of the terrorist organization Hezbollah in the Itrun area in southern Lebanon.
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