BEIRUT: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said a deal signed with Israel on Friday was a first step toward fully restoring his country’s sovereignty after the latest war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah. “The framework agreement signed today is a first step” that will enable Lebanese “to return to their fully liberated lands, and to their certainly rebuilt homes... under the sovereignty of the Lebanese state that has no partner in its sovereignty over its land and people,” Aoun said according to a statement released by his office.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Tuesday rejected Israel's continued occupation of Lebanese territory as a new round of Lebanon-Israel negotiations got under way in the United…

Conflict between Israel and Hezbollah has become major focal point in continuing peace negotiations between US and Iran