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Published on: 5/27/2007
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Palestinian factions have presented the government with a four-point plan aimed at a peaceful resolution of standoff, Abu Imad Rifai, a representative of the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad, told the Associated Press on Sunday.
The plan calls for a ceasefire, the creation of a Palestinian security force to maintain law and order in the camp, the barring of other armed groups in the camp and the creation of "a mechanism for the departure of the Fatah Islam group from the camp," Rifai said.
A government official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media, said the plan, which falls short of its demands for the handover of the militants, has not yet been presented to the Lebanese government.
Rifai said the government found "some positive elements" in the plan but that details on how to deal with the departure of the fighters had to be worked out."A final plan will be presented to the government in the next few days," he said.
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But Rifai insisted that "a political solution is the only option."