Exclusive: MP says Ain Al-Hilweh sedition linked to Israeli escalation
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Lebanese MP Osama Saad calls on Palestinian factions in Ain Al-Hilweh to reconsider the prospect of weapons regulation.
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Osama Saad, a Lebanese MP, August 2, 2023 (Al Mayadeen TV)
Work is underway to establish a permanent ceasefire in Ain El-Hilweh Lebanese MP for Saida district Osama Saad told Al Mayadeen on Wednesday.
"The terms of the agreement, including the handing over of the killers of Major General Abu Ashraf al-Armoushi, will be implemented after the ceasefire is established," Saad confirmed in an interview.
"All Lebanese and Palestinian parties must work to uncover the perpetrators and hand them over to the Lebanese authorities to prevent any foreign agendas from unfolding."
Saad denied during his interview for Al Mayadeen that there was any link between the presence of the head of Palestinian intelligence, Major General Majed Faraj, in Beirut and what happened in Ain al-Hilweh, stressing that his visit is regular.
Saad also commended the role which the Lebanese army is playing noting that the resolution to the clashes in Ain Al-Hilweh would be political and not military.
"The events in Ain Al-Hilweh come at a critical time. They are linked to the national situation [in Lebanon], the situation in the region, and the Israeli determination to target Palestinians wherever they are."
"The Zionist enemy is escalating against Lebanon and Palestine, and we must not help it in fomenting strife inside the camps for what is in the Israeli interest."
Lebanese MP Osama Saad to #AlMayadeen: The Zionist enemy is escalating against #Lebanon and #Palestine, and we must not help it by fomenting sedition inside #Palestinian camps, which is in the Israeli interest. https://t.co/qMqbIKSeX6
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) August 2, 2023
Saad added that the purpose of Palestinian weapons is to confront any potential Israeli aggression against Lebanon.
At the conclusion of his interview, Saad invited all Palestinian factions to consider the prospect of gun regulation.
Read more: Ceasefire disregarded in Lebanon's Ain Al-Hilweh as clashes ensue
Earlier today, Al Mayadeen's correspondent cited a Palestinian source as confirming the involvement of Bilal Badr -- an extremist residing in Ain Al-Hilweh refugee camp in Saida, South Lebanon, with his militant group -- in the assassination of the commander of the Palestinian National Security Forces in Saida, Abu Ashraf Al-Armoushi and his four companions, an event that sparked the recent clashes.
Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported that the calm still prevailed on the camp's fronts, after the implementation of a ceasefire under the supervision of the Palestinian Joint Action Committee on Tuesday night. Nonetheless, some violations of the ceasefire were recorded, as gunfire and shelling sounds were heard intermittently.
Fatah movement official Mounir Al-Maqdah confirmed to Al Mayadeen that there is an official Lebanese-Palestinian agreement on the importance of a ceasefire and following up on Al-Armoushi's assassination.
Al-Maqdah warned that there is a fierce attack on Palestinian camps and the refugee issue in Lebanon, pointing out that those threatening the camp's stability are possibly elements hired by foreign sides.
Read more: Lebanese army confirms several troops injured in Ain Al-Hilweh
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