Palestinian President to call for country’s factions to lay down arms
The President of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, is scheduled to go to Lebanon on May 19th to declare that his country’s resistance factions have laid down arms, and would force this desired outcome if needed, Middle East Eye reported on May 4th.
Sources from Lebanon and Palestine told Middle East Eye that Abbas will go to Lebanon’s capital of Beirut on a formal trip to meet with Joseph Aoun, the Lebanese President as well as other high-level officials.
In the visit, Abbas and the government of Lebanon will declare the demilitarisation of the Lebanon division of his Fatah group as well as wider Palestinian factions.
Middle East Eye
