A street in the Beddawi Refugee camp with Palestinian and Fatah flags on July 5, 2021. (Credit: Nicholas Frakes/L'Orient-Le Jour)
In early April, the Lebanese army closed several official and informal entrances to the Beddawi Palestinian refugee camp, on the outskirts of Tripoli in Northern Lebanon. These measures coincided with recent discussions about the disarmament of Palestinian factions in the camps in Lebanon, more than a year and a half after Oct. 7 in Gaza and the war between Israel and Hezbollah that weakened the party and its Palestinian ally, Hamas.The measures taken in Beddawi followed a series of confrontations between camp residents and the neighborhood. Could these be a prelude to the disarmament of Palestinian factions throughout Lebanon, starting with the Beddawi camp, controlled by the Fatah of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas?More than 450,000 Palestinians are registered as refugees in Lebanon with UNRWA, the United Nations agency...
In early April, the Lebanese army closed several official and informal entrances to the Beddawi Palestinian refugee camp, on the outskirts of Tripoli in Northern Lebanon. These measures coincided with recent discussions about the disarmament of Palestinian factions in the camps in Lebanon, more than a year and a half after Oct. 7 in Gaza and the war between Israel and Hezbollah that weakened the party and its Palestinian ally, Hamas.The measures taken in Beddawi followed a series of confrontations between camp residents and the neighborhood. Could these be a prelude to the disarmament of Palestinian factions throughout Lebanon, starting with the Beddawi camp, controlled by the Fatah of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas?More than 450,000 Palestinians are registered as refugees in Lebanon with UNRWA, the United Nations agency...
