Der Libanon beginnt, militante Gruppen von Defang zu fahren

Palestinian factions based in refugee camps in Lebanon (Fatah, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, etc.) will have to start handing over their weapons to the Lebanese army starting next month, with the latter likely to be allowed to use force if a faction resists calls to disarm.

Due to the 1969 Cairo Agreement, Palestinian militias were effectively allowed to build their own small armies in Lebanon and operate with complete freedom of action.

Now that the Lebanese government is preparing to disarm and ban militant activity in the camps, coupled with the fact that the Syrian government is reining in Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and the Popular Front to gain points from the West, this means that armed Palestinian groups now have no place to operate freely, with their ongoing operations now limited to what is left of Gaza and a few areas in the West Bank.

That’s weird, I was told by the Reddit brain trust that everyone in Lebanon was a civilian and Israel was trying to genocide them?

I don’t buy it. Too much of the Lebanese government is in Hezbollah’s pocket. This feels like a farce designed to keep Israel at bay.

But I do hope for everyday Lebanese people that it’s true and genuine.