Lebanon’s Aoun to push for Israeli troop withdrawal in meeting with Trump

Lebanese army to move into ‘pilot zones’ as president meets Donald Trump

Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun is set for talks with his United States counterpart Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, as the government in Beirut pushes for Israeli withdrawal from the south and grapples with internal divisions.

It also lays out steps toward an eventual peace agreement between both countries, which have never held formal diplomatic ties and have been nominally in a state of war for nearly 80 years after Israel’s establishment.

The crisis in Lebanon will move center stage tomorrow as Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is scheduled to meet President Trump at the White House.