Complete calm prevails in the Ain al-Hilweh camp, while representatives of "Fatah" and "Hamas" continue their rounds with Lebanese leaders. The factions of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in the Tyre area held their regular meeting, chaired by the Secretary of Fatah and the PLO factions in the Tyre area, Tawfiq Abdallah, at the Fatah headquarters in the Rashidiya camp. The discussions focused on "the situation in Ain al-Hilweh after the assassination of Abu Ashraf al-Aramoushi and his companions, and the subsequent attack on Fatah's sites and the Palestinian National Security Forces."
The attendees confirmed the necessity that "everyone adheres to the results of the investigation committee formed by the Joint Palestinian Action Committee in Lebanon and to hand over the killers to the Lebanese judiciary to receive their due punishment... and to commit to what has been agreed upon with our brothers in the Amal Movement, Hezbollah, the Nasirite Organization, the Lebanese state, and all who worked to avert fitna (internal strife)..." They thanked President Nabih Berri for his keen interest in the security and stability of Ain al-Hilweh camp and all Palestinian camps, appreciating his firm stance that the PLO is the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people.
**Meetings of Al-Ahmad**
Azzam al-Ahmad, a member of the PLO Executive Committee and the Central Committee of Fatah and the general supervisor of the Lebanese arena, met with a delegation from the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, headed by a member of the political bureau, Ali Faisal, in the presence of the Ambassador of the State of Palestine, Ashraf Dabbour, the Secretary of Fatah and the PLO factions in Lebanon, Fathi Abu al-Ardat, and the member of the Fatah leadership in Lebanon, General Munzer Hamza. The delegation included political bureau members Arkan Badr, Khaled al-Hussein, and Fathi Kulaib.
During the meeting, according to a statement from the embassy, "the situation in Ain al-Hilweh was reviewed as well as serious mechanisms capable of solidifying the ceasefire and handing over those accused of assassinating the late General Abu Ashraf al-Aramoushi and his companions." They also emphasized "the actual commitment to the decisions of the Joint Palestinian Action Committee in Lebanon and all the Lebanese fraternal efforts concerned with putting an end to the events targeting the existence of Ain al-Hilweh camp, and the dangers posed to stability and civil peace, which serves dubious projects aimed at undermining the Palestinian cause and the return of Palestinian refugees to their homeland, threatening the Palestinian presence in Lebanon."
The attendees further stressed "the necessity of arranging the Palestinian situation to establish Palestinian national unity within the framework of the PLO, the sole legitimate representative of our people in all places of their presence, and to strengthen and mobilize the elements of Palestinian strength in support of our people's steadfastness and resistance against the fascist Zionist enemy and facing the crimes of the occupying army and its colonial settlement schemes."
**Meetings of Abu Marzouk**
A leadership delegation from the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), headed by Political Bureau member Musa Abu Marzouk, toured the city of Sidon and met with its influential figures and deputies. They also met with the former head of General Security, General Abbas Ibrahim, and the Hamas delegation met with the Secretary-General of the Popular Nasserist Organization, MP Osama Saad, MP Abdul Rahman al-Bizri, former MP Bahia Hariri, the Mufti of Sidon and its districts, Sheikh Salim Sousan, the head of the World Union of Scholars of Resistance, Sheikh Maher Hamoud, and Deputy Chairman of the Political Bureau of the Islamic Group in Lebanon, Bassam Hamoud.
The Hamas delegation included the head of the National Relations Department Abroad, Ali Baraka, the movement's representative in Lebanon, Ahmad Abdul Hadi, the deputy political official in Lebanon, Jihad Taha, and the movement's political official in Sidon, Ayman Shana’a. Abu Marzouk praised "the role of the Sidon figures, personalities, and city representatives in the ceasefire in Ain al-Hilweh camp," appreciating "the efforts of all brothers and allies in the Lebanese and Palestinian organizations, security agencies, and the efforts of President Nabih Berri."
The Hamas delegation, during their tour, confirmed "the necessity of solidifying the ceasefire, avoiding recurrences of clashes, addressing their causes, and protecting Ain al-Hilweh camp and all Palestinian camps in Lebanon," stressing "the movement's continued coordination and communication with all Palestinian and Lebanese factions to protect the ceasefire decision and work on handing over the accused to the Lebanese security agencies."
Abu Marzouk stated: "We spoke with the influential figures and deputies of Sidon about the depth of the relationship between the brothers and family in Sidon and the camp, and the historical relationship between the Palestinian and Lebanese peoples, specifically in this blessed area of Lebanon. We understand the annoyance of some Lebanese brothers regarding the gunfire in the camp and consider it regrettable and shameful regarding our blessed and just cause."
Abu Marzouk confirmed that "Hamas will do its utmost to coordinate with all Lebanese and Palestinian forces and Lebanese security agencies to hand over those accused and involved in the assassination of General Abu Ashraf al-Aramoushi to the Lebanese judiciary. This is a difficult task, but we will strive with the sincere to accomplish it."
He added: "We renew our national and responsible position emphasizing the necessity to solidify the ceasefire and end the armed manifestations in Ain al-Hilweh camp, to allow the displaced to return to their homes, to open schools and roads, and to end all manifestations detrimental to our people, heal our wounds, and we hope to be one hand for the future of the Palestinian people and the future of their just cause of liberation and return."
The Hamas delegation, led by Musa Abu Marzouk, concluded their tour in the city of Sidon by visiting the families and displaced individuals at the al-Mawsili Mosque and some locations that hosted the displaced from Ain al-Hilweh camp.
