Palestinian factions have started handing over some weapons from a refugee camp near Beirut to the Lebanese army.

Lebanon said on Thursday it was launching the planned disarmament of Palestinian factions in refugee camps, part of a wider effort to establish a state monopoly on arms. The planned disarmament was starting with the handover of weapons on Thursday from the Burj al-Barajneh camp in Beirut to the Lebanese army,

In Lebanon, the pro-Iranian factions continue to take a wait and see approach as to whether the government will actually disarm Hezbollah. Lebanon is seeking to disarm armed groups that operate in various Palestinian refugee camps,