AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoUS-Backed Talks: Lebanon will join Israel and the United States in Florida on Oct. 20, with a military delegation set to press for an end to Israeli attacks. President Joseph Aoun says Beirut is pursuing talks to secure an Israeli withdrawal and avoid further escalation. State and Hezbollah: Tensions sharpened after armed Hezbollah supporters surrounded a security patrol during a raid on a warehouse suspected of holding unregulated cancer drugs; the army intervened, while Hezbollah also disputed the seizure of explosives. UNIFIL’s Future: Aoun asked France to help prevent a security vacuum in the south when the peacekeeping force’s mandate ends in December. Speaker Nabih Berri urged UNIFIL to remain and called for international pressure on Israel to implement Resolution 1701. Regional Ties: Lebanon and Oman signed a cooperation pact on agriculture, fisheries and food security, while Qatar reaffirmed support for Lebanon’s power sector. Southern Lebanon: Israel allowed Lebanese and Syrian workers into parts of its security zone to harvest olives under military supervision, as residents worry about the impact of UNIFIL’s departure.
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