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Lebanon-Israel Deal at Breaking Point | Salt Lake City News
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun made history by becoming the first Lebanese head of state to visit the White House since 2009, seeking U.S. backing for a fragile peace deal that could pull Israeli troops out of southern Lebanon and empower Lebanon’s military. Backed by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio—who called the accord “the beginning of the beginning”—the framework, signed in June, marks a rare diplomatic breakthrough between two nations technically still at war since 1948. Israel agreed to withdraw from two zones but insists troops will stay until Hezbollah is disarmed, while Hezbollah…
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