Lebanon’s president urges US solidarity as Israeli troops occupy south

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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun urged the US to support Lebanon after a US-backed framework deal with Israel aimed at ending hostilities following the Israel-Hezbollah war. The deal includes disarmament of Hezbollah, Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon, and deployment of the Lebanese army, though Hezbollah rejects it.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Saturday urged the United States to stand by his country, after reaching a US-backed framework deal with Israel aiming to permanently end hostilities after the latest Israel-Hezbollah war. The deal reached in Washington calls for the disarmament of Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, a gradual Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon and the deployment of the Lebanese army there, starting with two “pilot” areas. Hezbollah has rejected the deal, which does not...