Lebanon's Aoun to meet Trump as pilot zones begin in the south and pressure builds on Hezbollah
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is in Washington for talks with Donald Trump as the United States pushes ahead with a plan to give the Lebanese army control over pilot zones in southern Lebanon. The meeting is expected to focus on Israeli withdrawal from the south, US support for Lebanon and the continuing pressure on Beirut to disarm Hezbollah. It comes amid renewed regional tensions and a fragile security arrangement along the border with Israel.Aoun flew from Beirut to the Washington, DC, area on Saturday and met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday, according to the Lebanese presidency. Rubio... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 21 Jul 2026 11:59 LONDON
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Lebanese residents return to pilot-zone villages in south as dispute over occupation continues
Dozens of displaced residents have begun returning to villages in southern Lebanon under the first phase of a US-brokered pilot-zone plan, even as local people and Lebanese security sources dispute whether the areas were ever occupied by Israeli forces. The villages named in the latest development include Froun and Ghandouriyeh, where residents started to go back on Monday after being forced out by Israeli bombardment. The move comes as the framework agreement between Lebanon and Israel begins to be tested on the ground.The United States said Froun is part of the first phase of the pilot-zone plan, while Ghandouriyeh is... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 21 Jul 2026 05:02 LONDON
Israeli forces destroy three schools in southern Lebanon, minister says
At least three schools in southern Lebanon have been looted and destroyed, according to Lebanon's education minister, in the latest reported damage to the country's education system during the conflict. The schools were said to have been reduced to piles of ashes after explosives were used, according to a statement carried by Lebanon's state-run National News Agency. The destruction adds to a growing tally of educational facilities damaged or destroyed in the south.Education and Higher Education Minister Rima Karami said the schools had been added to an expanding list of institutions hit during the fighting. She said the schools were... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 18 Jul 2026 03:30 LONDON
