The disarmament process of Palestinian camps in Lebanon has entered its second phase, marking one of the most significant steps in decades toward ending the presence of weapons outside the authority of the state.

According to the Lebanese National News Agency, “the handover of Palestinian weapons began in the Rashidieh, Bass, and Bourj al-Shamali camps in the city of Tyre to the Lebanese army. Seven trucks loaded with light weapons and B7 rockets left the camps and entered the barracks of the army’s second intervention regiment in Chawakeer.”

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The official spokesperson for the Palestinian presidency, Nabil Abu Rudeina, stated that “the competent Palestinian authorities in Lebanon handed over the second batch of weapons belonging to the Palestine Liberation Organization from the Palestinian camps in Lebanon – namely those of Rashidieh, Bass, and Bourj al-Shamali – to the Lebanese army as a deposit. This was carried out on Thursday, with the remaining camps to follow in succession,” according to the Palestinian news agency.

He added that this measure was based on the “joint declaration issued on May 21 by the President of the State of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, and the Lebanese President, General Joseph Aoun.”

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He further explained that “both sides agreed to establish a joint Lebanese-Palestinian committee to monitor the situation in the Palestinian camps in Lebanon and work on improving the living and humanitarian conditions of the refugees, while respecting Lebanese sovereignty and laws.”

He stressed that “both sides reaffirmed their commitment to providing the humanitarian, social, and economic rights of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, ensuring them a dignified life without undermining their right of return or their national identity.”

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Moreover, he confirmed that “both parties emphasized their commitment to the principle that arms should be held exclusively by the Lebanese state across its entire territory, to end any manifestations that contravene this principle, and to uphold Lebanon’s sovereignty, independence, and territorial unity.”

On August 22, Lebanese authorities had already begun receiving batches of weapons from Palestinian camps in the capital, Beirut.

The Lebanese Council of Ministers had earlier decided, on August 7, to restrict arms exclusively to the state, mandating the army to prepare a plan to implement this decision during the current month and to complete it before the end of 2025.

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