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• Lebanese president urges Washington to ‘keep standing’ by Lebanon’s institutions, army and people
• Ceasefire holds unevenly as Israeli strikes continue in the south
BEIRUT: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Saturday urged the United States to stand by his country after a recent 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 Hezbollah, a gradual Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon and the deployment of the Lebanese army there, starting with two “pilot” areas.
