The Hezbollah-aligned Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar reports that both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Joseph Aoun are expected to soon meet with President Donald Trump at the White House, and raises the possibility that the two leaders may meet each other there amid ongoing Israel-Lebanon negotiations. The report is unconfirmed and comes from a single source.
The Hezbollah-affiliated Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar reported Saturday that both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun are expected to travel to Washington in the near future for separate meetings with President Donald Trump, and suggested the two leaders could meet at the White House. The report, which did not cite named sources, framed the possibility as a potential diplomatic breakthrough amid ongoing US-mediated negotiations between Israel and Lebanon.
The report comes after a series of statements by Trump about upcoming visits. As The Zioneer reported, Trump said on June 17 that both Aoun and Netanyahu would visit the US soon, and later elaborated on calls for Syria to address Hezbollah in Lebanon. The White House has not confirmed any specific dates or a joint meeting.
The report is from a single, Hezbollah-linked source and has not been independently verified. No official confirmation has been issued by the Israeli Prime Minister's Office, the Lebanese presidency, or the White House.
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