WASHINGTON/BEIRUT — Lebanese President Joseph Aoun capped a four-day visit to Washington in a meeting with US President Donald Trump, the first such White House summit since 2009. Just hours before the meeting, the Lebanese military began deploying in a pilot zone in south Lebanon as Israel withdrew from the town in accordance with a US-brokered security framework.In remarks before the meeting, Trump committed to helping Lebanon recover from the ongoing setbacks. “It’s been a very badly treated place and country, and we’re going to have it properly treated, and treated with respect that it deserves,” Trump said.Asked about the Israeli withdrawal and the Lebanese military taking over in southern Lebanon, Trump hinted at “very concrete plans already in store for that, with others going in and helping, but they’re also becoming much more self-sufficient.”🚨 BREAKING: Lebanon's Aoun arrives at White House to meet Trump as Israel withdraws from pilot zonePresident Joseph Aoun arrived in Washington over the weekend and is holding the first Oval Office meeting for a Lebanese head of state since 2009. https://t.co/iGg723OKuA pic.twitter.com/n106zNBPOp— AL-MONITOR (@AlMonitor) July 21, 2026