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A Lebanese army soldier, sitting of top of his armored vehicle secures the entrance of refugee camp of Burj al-Brajneh in Beirut as Palestinian factions continue to hand over their weapons to the Lebanese authorities. Palestinian groups in Beirut and south Lebanon handed over weapons to the army as part of the government's drive to disarm all non-state actors in the country. Only factions affiliated to the Palestine Liberation Organization [PLO] are taking part, including the Fatah faction of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Palestinian factions opposed to Abbas, including Hamas and its ally, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, have rejected the plan as ''unilateral'