Lebanon Hopes Trump Will Back Push to Restore Normality in South Lebanon

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is set to meet Donald Trump in Washington on July 21, as Lebanon's military moves into southern areas under a deal aimed at disarming Hezbollah. Pilot "safe zones" are being established as Beirut faces pressure to prove it can neutralise the Iran-backed group. Israel has made disarming Hezbollah a precondition for ending its occupation of southern Lebanon.