A group tasked with making a plan to remove weapons held by Palestinian factions in Lebanon’s refugees camps is beginning to hash out a timetable and mechanism for disarming the groups.

Lebanon's leadership has taken a political decision to give additional legal and social rights to Palestinian refugees in the country, Lebanese and Palestinian political sources told The National on Thursday.

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam held talks in Beirut with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to discuss ongoing efforts to enhance stability and security in Lebanon and ensure respect for Lebanese sovereignty, including in Palestinian refugee camps, a government readout said.