Live Issued on: 21/07/2026 - 04:50Modified: 21/07/2026 - 04:53 Lebanese President Joseph Aoun attends a press conference at the presidential palace in Baabda, February 16, 2026. © Mohamed Azakir, Reuters Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is set to meet with his US counterpart Donald Trump in Washington on Tuesday, as pressure builds for Beirut to disarm Hezbollah, Israel's key condition before withdrawing from south Lebanon. It comes a day after the United States announced the start of the implementation of an agreement granting the Lebanese army control over "pilot zones" in the south .Follow our liveblog for the latest updates. Yesterday's key developments: The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said it will respond to Houthis threats to ships with “force” after the Iran-aligned group declared a naval blockade on the kingdom. US President Donald Trump said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not be arrested when he visits the US, after New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he was still considering the move. President Donald Trump said Iran will pay “many times over” for killing US soldiers after multiple American service members were killed in action over the weekend. (FRANCE 24 with Reuters, AP and AFP) Keywords for this article
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