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

Abdel Hadi al-Asadi, of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), said in a press release that the umbrella group conducted “the operation of delivering new batches of weapons”.

Five truckloads of weapons were handed over in the Ain al-Hilweh camp, the largest in the country and located at the entrance of the southern city of Saida. Meanwhile, three truckloads were handed over from Beddawi camp in the north, near the city of Tripoli.

Hamas and its ally Islamic Jihad, both not part of the PLO, have not announced plans to hand over their weapons in Lebanon.