Palestinian factions handed over weapons from Lebanon's largest refugee camp on Saturday, a Palestinian official said, as part of a push by the government to disarm non-state groups.

Abdel Hadi al-Asadi, of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), said the umbrella group conducted "the operation of delivering new batches of weapons".

The Lebanese army confirmed that it received "five truckloads of weapons from the Ain al-Hilweh camp in Sidon", the largest in Lebanon, and "three trucks from the Beddawi camp in Tripoli".

"The delivery included various types of weapons, shells, and ammunition," the army said in a statement.

An AFP journalist near Ain al-Hilweh reported Lebanese army vehicles posted around the camp, preventing anyone from approaching.

The densely-populated Beddawi cam

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