Joseph Aoun

Lebanon to propose extending ceasefire with Israel in next round of Washington talks

Israeli ambassador Yechiel Leiter and Lebanese ambassador Nada Hamadeh Mouawad will return to meet at the US State Department after meeting for the first time last week.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun pictured at the Presidential PAlace, Baabda, Lebanon, February 16, 2026.
 Israel Air Force fighter jet F-15, at the Tel Nor airforce base. January 01, 2024.

IAF technicians charged with spying for Iran, Lebanon PM accuses Israel of war crimes

IRAN'S FOREIGN Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei attends an interview, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 5, 2026.

Iran rejects second round of US talks, claims Washington broke ceasefire

An IDF soldier stands in silence during a siren honoring the millions of Jewish lives lost in the Holocaust, in Tel Aviv, April 14, 2026

A light unto the enemies: Three dangerous lessons from the Holocaust - opinion


IDF announces soldier falls in Lebanon, schools to reopen nationwide

Strait of Hormuz traffic falls to single digits • Kamala claims Netanyahu dragged Trump into Iran war • IRGC says it will target vessels in Hormuz, orders vessels to stay anchored

US President Donald Trump addresses a Turning Point USA event entitled "Build the Red Wall" at Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 17, 2026.

Lebanon president says ceasefire should move to permanent agreements

"Today, we negotiate and decide for ourselves. We are no longer a card in anyone's game, nor an arena for anyone's wars, and we never will be again," Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun attends a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, March 28, 2025.

Israel-Lebanon ceasefire opens a window - but Hezbollah still holds the door

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: The breakthrough in Israel-Lebanon talks is that both sides now agree that Hezbollah is the problem, but whether Lebanon can do anything about it is a different question

Tel Aviv City Hall is lit up in the colors of the Lebanese national flag in solidarity a day after the devastating blast at Beirut Port in August 2000.

Israel, Lebanon agree to ten-day ceasefire, Netanyahu confirms

IDF to maintain positions in southern Lebanon during truce, Israeli official tells 'Post' • Trump invites Netanyahu, Aoun for historic White House talks after separate phone calls

An armoured Israeli military vehicle operates inside Israel, near the Israel-Lebanon border, April 15, 2026.

Lebanon's Aoun refused direct talks with Netanyahu before Trump announced truce

"It seems a ceasefire in Lebanon is getting closer," the source told The Jerusalem Post, adding that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump talked on Thursday.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (left) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right).

No peace, no normalization: What Lebanon really wants - analysis

The key question is why Lebanon, which until recently boycotted Israel, labeled it an enemy and avoided any form of public engagement, is now actively seeking direct talks.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun pictured at the Presidential PAlace, Baabda, Lebanon, February 16, 2026.

No peace, no normalization: What Lebanon really wants - analysis

The key question is why Lebanon, which until recently boycotted Israel, labeled it an enemy and avoided any form of public engagement, is now actively seeking direct talks.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun pictured at the Presidential PAlace, Baabda, Lebanon, February 16, 2026.

Lebanon vs Hezbollah: A standoff between state sovereignty and Iranian influence - opinion

Although much weakened by Israel’s military, and other more covert operations, Hezbollah is still too powerful to be controlled by the government.

A Hezbollah flag waves among a destroyed building following an Israeli airstrike during a media tour in Baalbek, Lebanon, on March 23, 2026.

Lebanon’s internal strength tested as Iranian ambassador refuses to leave - analysis

Iran's ambassador to Lebanon, Mohammad Reza Sheibani, was expelled in mid-March for meddling in Lebanon’s internal affairs.

Then-Iran’s ambassador-designate to Lebanon Mohammad Reza Sheibani Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.

Iranian missile intercepted above Lebanon, shrapnel falls on towns in Beirut

The Lebanese news agency reported that shrapnel from an interception had landed over a series of towns north of Beirut and led to some light wounds.

A HOLE in a wall, after shrapnel from an intercepted Iranian missile made impact in Sahel Alma, a Christian town north of Beirut, Lebanon, according to Lebanese sources, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the US-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, March 24, 2026.