Stephanie Rady and Sahin Demir<\/p>\n
19 October 2026\u2022Update: 19 October 2026<\/p>\n
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Monday that Israel has failed to comply with a US-mediated framework agreement signed in June and continues daily violations in southern Lebanon, reaffirming his country\u2019s commitment to a diplomatic solution.<\/p>\n
Aoun made the remarks during a meeting with Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Fahmy at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, according to a statement from the Lebanese presidency.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Israelis have not adhered to the framework agreement, and the south continues to face daily violations,\u201d Aoun said.<\/p>\n
He stressed that continued Israeli violations would not achieve their objectives but would instead strengthen the Lebanese people\u2019s determination to defend their land and rights.<\/p>\n
Aoun said the violations were obstructing the Lebanese state\u2019s efforts to implement its stated objectives.<\/p>\n
He reaffirmed Lebanon\u2019s commitment to a diplomatic solution despite its difficulties, saying it was \u201cfar less costly than the devastating war\u201d for which the Lebanese people, particularly residents of the south, continue to pay the price.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is time for Lebanon to have some peace,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The president also welcomed any efforts by the Arab League to help Lebanon overcome the difficult circumstances it faces.<\/p>\n
For his part, Fahmy reaffirmed the Arab League\u2019s support for the Lebanese state and its institutions, rejecting any infringement on the country\u2019s sovereignty.<\/p>\n
He expressed readiness to engage with Arab and Western countries to mobilize support for Lebanon and its people.<\/p>\n
Fahmy stressed that the Arab position toward Lebanon remained united and that the organization was working to translate that support into practical measures and financial assistance.<\/p>\n
Israel has carried out attacks on Lebanon since March 2, killing and injuring thousands of people and displacing over 1.5 million residents.<\/p>\n
On June 26, Lebanon and Israel signed a US-sponsored framework agreement providing for a gradual Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territory, the deployment of the Lebanese army and the disarmament of Hezbollah.<\/p>\n
Despite the agreement, Israel has continued its attacks on southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n
\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bIsraeli forces also continue to occupy Lebanese territory, including areas held for decades and others seized during more recent wars and military operations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Stephanie Rady and Sahin Demir 19 October 2026\u2022Update: 19 October 2026 Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Monday that…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":651076,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[85,46,43,180804],"class_list":["post-651075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-israel","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-news","tag-sitekeywords"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=651075"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651075\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/651076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=651075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=651075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=651075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}