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Lebanon ready to negotiate to reach an agreement that would end Israeli strikes, president says
President Aoun proposes talks to end Israeli strikes and withdraw troops from five occupied border hills, with Lebanese forces ready to deploy, aiming to restore state control over weapons.
- On November 22, 2025, President Joseph Aoun said Lebanon will seek talks to end Israeli strikes and regain control of five border hills, calling a state monopoly on weapons inevitable.
- After the Oct. 8, 2023 war severely weakened Hezbollah, Beirut moved to disarm the Iran-backed group under heavy United States pressure and fears of expanded Israeli strikes.
- Negotiations could be sponsored by the U.S. or the United Nations, and Aoun asked international partners to provide oversight, timelines, army support and reconstruction aid.
- A government-approved plan tasks Lebanon's army to dismantle Hezbollah infrastructure south Litani, about 30 kilometres from the border, by year-end; the health ministry reports over 330 killed and 945 wounded since the 27 November 2024 ceasefire.
- That war left more than 4,000 dead and about $11 billion in damage, and U.S. President Donald Trump plans to invite Aoun to the White House while UN Special Rapporteur Morris Tidball-Binz highlighted ceasefire violations, though it is unclear if Israel will accept Lebanon's offer.
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Joseph Aoun did not confirm whether Israel would accept the offer immediately or whether the negotiations would be direct, since there is a period of intensified Israeli attacks on Lebanon.
·Portugal
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Lebanese president reiterates disarmament, Israel negotiations
Lebanon's president said Friday a state monopoly on weapons was inevitable, and that Beirut is ready to negotiate with Tel Aviv to end Israeli attacks on his country. Ensuring state control over weapons and decisions of war and peace is "important and inevitable", President Joseph Aoun said in a speech on the eve of the country's Independence Day. He said Lebanon was ready to entrust the truce supervisory committee, comprising the United States,…
·London, United Kingdom
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