President Joseph Aoun talks with his Palestinian counterpart, Mahmoud Abbas, in Baabda, May 21, 2025. (Credit: Lebanese Presidency)
With June 15 — the date set by the government for the start of disarmament operations in the Palestinian camps — looming, the task is shaping up to be complex. This explains the arrival on Sunday evening of a Palestinian security delegation in Lebanon to coordinate with Lebanese authorities and finalize the execution plan. The initiative, backed by Presidents Joseph Aoun and Mahmoud Abbas, appears to be facing pushback from certain factions, including Hamas.The delegation is led by Azzam al-Ahmad, secretary-general of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the official in charge of relations with Lebanon, and comprises three senior Palestinian security officials. It will begin talks Monday with Ramez Dimashkieh, who oversees camp affairs, as well as with Lebanese officials and representatives of Palestinian factions.The task is...
With June 15 — the date set by the government for the start of disarmament operations in the Palestinian camps — looming, the task is shaping up to be complex. This explains the arrival on Sunday evening of a Palestinian security delegation in Lebanon to coordinate with Lebanese authorities and finalize the execution plan. The initiative, backed by Presidents Joseph Aoun and Mahmoud Abbas, appears to be facing pushback from certain factions, including Hamas.The delegation is led by Azzam al-Ahmad, secretary-general of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the official in charge of relations with Lebanon, and comprises three senior Palestinian security officials. It will begin talks Monday with Ramez Dimashkieh, who oversees camp affairs, as well as with Lebanese officials and representatives of Palestinian factions.The...