July 20, 2026Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeJuly 20, 2026UpdatesRubio meets Lebanon's president, discusses Israel-Lebanon framework agreementU.S. Secretary ‌of State ‌Marco Rubio met with Lebanese ⁠President Joseph Aoun ⁠on Sunday to discuss implementation of a U.S.-brokered framework agreement signed by Israel ‌and Lebanon on ‌June 26 aimed at ending their conflict, the State Department said.U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in June. Credit: Eric Lee/Pool via Reuters U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in June. Credit: Eric Lee/Pool via Reuters "The Secretary commended the courage of the Government of Lebanon, under ⁠President Aoun's leadership, for their determined effort ‌to reclaim ⁠Lebanon's sovereignty, ‌disarm (Hezbollah) and dismantle its terrorist infrastructure, and move ⁠towards peace," State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said in a ‌statement.In the NewsU.S. Military Announces New Wave of Strikes on Iran for Ninth Consecutive NightAs Iranian Missiles Edge Closer to Israel, Netanyahu Awaits Trump's Green LightDiplomats Fear Iran-U.S. Tensions Nearing Boiling Point, Could Spark Wider WarLost Holocaust Music, Nearly Erased by Stalin, Goes on Tour in Asia'Choose Hope': Natalie Portman Backs Arab-Jewish Party Ahead of Israeli ElectionRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIInside the Mossad Plot to Install Ahmadinejad as Iran's LeaderThe Most Optimistic Israeli in Jerusalem Is Leaving the CountryNetanyahu's Biggest Challenger: Who Is Gadi Eisenkot and What Does He Stand For?As Ground Invasion Looms, U.S. and Iran Want Wild-card Israel Out of the Fight103 House Democrats Vote to Cut U.S. Aid to Israel in Landmark Symbolic VoteDemocrats Rejected U.S. Aid to Israel, and AIPAC Couldn't Stop Them