AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoCeasefire returns, but fighting drags on: More than 646,000 displaced Lebanese have gone back home since the June 21 ceasefire, yet about 500,000 remain unable to return—especially border towns still hit by Israeli strikes and demolitions. Framework deal under pressure: Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun says the US-brokered Israel-Lebanon framework “does not legitimize” occupation and is meant to empower the Lebanese army, but rights groups and Human Rights Watch warn it could block war-crimes accountability and prolong displacement. Southern Lebanon security squeeze: Israel says it will not withdraw until Hezbollah is disarmed, while UNIFIL movement restrictions continue inside the security zone, leaving some villages trapped. Diplomacy and oversight: A UN human rights mission has begun work in Lebanon, and the UK reaffirmed support for Lebanon’s sovereignty and the framework’s role in withdrawal and state authority. Local life amid the crisis: In Tripoli, Civil Defense says search efforts continue after a building collapse, raising deaths to 13. Community and culture: Lebanon’s 250th semiquincentennial celebrations drew residents to events like Almost Anything Goes despite heat.
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