The record
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- President Donald Trump announced that US airlines will be allowed to resume direct flights to Lebanon, ending a suspension in place since 1985 following the hijacking of TWA Flight 847.
- The announcement came after a White House meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, the first such visit since 2009, where Trump pledged to help Lebanon 'a lot' without giving details.
- Aoun visited Washington to push for stability after months of war between Israel and Hezbollah, and Lebanon hopes the talks lead to Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon.
- A June 26 'framework agreement' between Lebanon and Israel has begun implementation in pilot zones, though it got off to a rocky start with Israeli troops firing warning shots during a Lebanese army deployment and confusion over whether Israeli forces had actually withdrawn from the village of Zawtar al-Gharbieh.
What to watch next
- Whether Israeli forces actually withdraw from southern Lebanon territory as the framework agreement's pilot zones expand
- Whether the US provides concrete support for the Lebanese military to assert control in former Hezbollah areas
- How Lebanon responds to Trump's floated idea of Syria intervening to fight Hezbollah, which the report says would be highly unpopular there
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