Live: Lebanon's Aoun to meet Trump as pressure builds to disarm Hezbollah

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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is scheduled to meet US President Donald Trump amid increasing pressure on Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah. This meeting follows the US granting the Lebanese army control over southern 'pilot zones', a key Israeli condition for withdrawal.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is set to meet with his US counterpart Donald Trump in Washington on Tuesday, as pressure builds for Beirut to disarm Hezbollah, Israel's key condition before withdrawing from south Lebanon. It comes a day after the United States announced the start of the implementation of an agreement granting the Lebanese army control over "pilot zones" in the south .Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.