Amid the recurring violations of the ceasefire agreement in Ain al-Hilweh camp near Sidon, which raises serious concerns about the potential targeting of the Palestinian cause, a decision was made by the leaderships of "Fatah" and "Hamas" to closely monitor the situation at the highest levels. This came after the arrival of Hamas's Deputy Chief abroad, Mousa Abu Marzouk, in Beirut, just one day following the visit of Azam al-Ahmad, a member of the Central Committee of Fatah and the general supervisor of the Lebanese arena.
Palestinian sources reported that an extensive meeting took place at night between the two leaderships, during which a roadmap was agreed upon to maintain the camp's security and stability. This is based on the implementation of decisions made by the Palestinian Joint Action Authority in Lebanon to hand over the perpetrators of the assassination of Major Abu Ashraf al-Aramoushi to Lebanese justice, thus preventing any attempts to exhaust, destroy, or displace the camp's inhabitants.
According to a participant in the meeting, the discussions were intense between Ahmad al-Ahmad and Hamas representative Ahmad Abdul Hadi. Both sides recalled issues from past and present disputes, from Gaza to the West Bank, and the refugee camps to the struggle over Palestinian decision-making in Lebanon's camps. They referenced the incident in the al-Burj al-Shimali camp in 2021, when Fatah gunmen fired on the funeral procession of a Hamas martyr, resulting in five deaths. Abdul Hadi had brought up this incident during a meeting with General Security the day before, highlighting that Hamas showed restraint and did not get drawn into a vengeful battle for its martyrs as Fatah is currently doing in Ain al-Hilweh, to which the Fatah representative reminded him that Fatah quickly moved to hand over suspects.
While Ahmad met separately with MPs Abdul Rahman al-Bizri and Osama Saad to discuss the security situation in the camp and its consequences for Sidon city, Abu Marzouk is scheduled to meet the acting director general of General Security, Major General Elias Baisari, as well as Mufti Deryan and the Secretary-General of the "Islamic Group" in Lebanon, Sheikh Muhammad al-Taqoush.
The ceasefire agreement in Ain al-Hilweh was close to collapse due to repeated violations, and clashes erupted at various combat axes during the night, before being restrained by intense political and security communications, part of which was led by Major General Baisari and the head of military intelligence in the south, Brigadier General Suhail Harb.
