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Lebanon‑Turkey talks on Israeli withdrawal

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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun made a high‑level visit to Ankara to enlist has continued his diplomatic push in Ankara, seeking Turkish backing for a U.S.-mediated framework that calls for a full Israeli pull‑out obliges Israel to withdraw fully from southern Lebanon and the deployment of calls for the Lebanese army. He pursued Turkish support ahead of army to take over security duties. After an upcoming Lebanese delegation meeting in Rome, despite domestic criticism initial high‑level visit that the agreement had been abandoned. Later the same day, Aoun met President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss included discussions on the recently concluded Lebanon‑Cyprus maritime border accord, which Turkey said it had not been consulted on. Turkey warned Lebanon to remain neutral amid the regional rivalry involving Greece, Cyprus and Israel, while Aoun stressed that his contacts with Cyprus and Israel were intended solely to protect Lebanese sovereignty. Erdogan pledged a pledge of Turkish assistance for Lebanon’s reconstruction and for its armed forces after the UN peacekeeping mission’s withdrawal, signaling post‑UNIFIL period, Aoun returned to Ankara on 31 July 2026. Erdogan reiterated Turkey’s readiness to help preserve Lebanese sovereignty, assist southern reconstruction and potentially join a broadening of Turkish‑Lebanese cooperation beyond new international force to fill the gap left by UNIFIL’s mandate ending later in 2026. The talks follow the June 26 2026 U.S.-brokered agreement between Lebanon and Israel and precede upcoming Lebanese delegation meetings in Rome. Aoun’s outreach aims to cement Turkey as a regional partner in a broader coalition supporting the security plan and the full Israeli withdrawal issue. pull‑out, despite mixed reactions from Lebanese officials.

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