President Biden welcomed the election of Joseph Aoun as Lebanon's president, saying in a statement that the army chief was the "right leader" for the country.

US President Joe Biden welcomed the election of Joseph Aoun as Lebanon's president on Thursday, saying in a statement that the army chief was the "right leader" for the war-battered country.

Lebanon’s new president and former army commander Joseph Aoun has maintained a low profile. Those who know him say he is no-nonsense and averse to affiliating himself with any party or even expressing a political opinion.

US President Joe Biden welcomed the election of Joseph Aoun as Lebanon’s president on Thursday, saying in a statement that the army chief was the “right leader” for the war-battered country. “President Aoun has my confidence.

US President Joe Biden said he strongly believed that Joseph Aoun is the right leader for Lebanon and congratu

The Biden administration in its final days is shifting more than $100 million in military aid from Israel and Egypt to Lebanon as it tries to bolster a ceasefire agreement it helped mediate between Israel and Hezbollah.

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration will divert $95 million in military aid allocated for Egypt to Lebanon, which faces threats from Hezbollah and other non-state actors and is enforcing a ceasefire with Israel,

U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein the Israeli Army has started to withdraw from the western sector of south Lebanon and will continue to do so until completely out of Lebanon in what he described as "a successful process.

A State Department notification to Congress of the plan calls the Lebanese army 'a key partner' in upholding the Israel-Lebanon cessation of hostilities.

Israel’s leader ensured a better legacy for the U.S. president by ignoring his advice.

The IDF’s 769th “Hiram” Brigade discovered and confiscated a significant cache of Hezbollah weapons during operations in Southern Lebanon, the army said on Friday. Rocket launchers, mortar shells, rocket-propelled grenades, shoulder-launched missiles and explosive devices were located, along with anti-tank firing positions and hidden weapons.

US President Joe Biden’s administration will divert $95 million in military aid allocated for Egypt to Lebanon, which faces threats from Hezbollah and other non-state actors and is enforcing a ceasefire with Israel,