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          Joseph Aoun

          Joseph Aoun was elected president of Lebanon in January 2025. Gen Aoun, 60, has led the Lebanese army as Commander since 2017

          Members of Lebanon's Shia Hezbollah movement carry the coffins of their fellow comrades killed in Israeli strikes in Syria. AFP

          Hezbollah preparing 'calculated' response to Israel

          August 28, 2019
          UN peacekeepers patrolling the Lebanese side of the border with Israel. AFP

          UN concerned about Hezbollah tunnels as tensions flare

          December 18, 2018
          An Israeli soldier guards near the border with Lebanon. Reuters

          Lebanon-Israel border tense after minister threatens incursion

          December 08, 2018
          Israeli military diggers work on the Lebanese-Israeli border next to a wall that was built by Israel in the southern village of Kafr Kila, Lebanon, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018. The Israeli military launched an operation on Tuesday to "expose and thwart" tunnels it says were built by the Hezbollah militant group that stretch from Lebanon into northern Israel. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

          Israel touts video of Hezbollah cross-border tunnel

          December 05, 2018
          Lebanese army chief Gen Joseph Aoun (R) attends a handover ceremony organised by the Lebanese Armed Forces of four A-29 Super Tucano aircraft given by the US at Hamat airbase, north of Beirut on June 12, 2018. Joseph Eid / AFP

          Lebanon’s army chief in Washington to ensure military aid

          June 25, 2018
          Britain has reaffirmed its support for Lebanon's Armed Forces. Anwar Amro/ AFP Photo

          British diplomat meets Hariri in Lebanon to show UK support for Lebanese Army

          November 29, 2017
          US President Donald Trump recently rolled out a new strategy to counter the "fanatical regime" of Iran. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

          US bills ramp up pressure on Tehran and Hizbollah

          The AmericasOctober 24, 2017
          Lebanese soldiers gesture while riding on an armoured vehicle as they leave the mountainous border town of Ras Baalbek. Reuters

          US policymakers need to tread carefully over the Lebanese situation

          EditorialOctober 22, 2017
          Lebanese army chief General Joseph Aoun arrives at an operational command post in the eastern town of Ras Baalbek, on August 23, 2017, as troops conduct an operation against the Islamic State (IS) group on the country's border with Syria. AFP

          Lebanon army chief visits Washington as Congress votes on Hizbollah sanctions

          October 21, 2017
          Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has issued a new written statement on the provision of border assistance to Lebanon

          Britain steps up support for Lebanon’s border watch towers

          WorldSeptember 07, 2017
          Hizbollah reached a deal with ISIL that involved the transfer of 308 ISIL fighters along with their families from the Syrian-Lebanese borders to the eastern Syrian city of Albu Kamal. Omar Sanadiki / Reuters

          You don't beat ISIL by relocating them, US tells Syria and Russia

          WorldAugust 31, 2017
          Lebanese soldiers fire artilleries in the Christian village of Ras Baalbek, close to the Syrian border, on August 17, 2017. Hassan Abdallah / Reuters

          Lebanon and Hizbollah, Syria launch parallel offensives to clear ISIL from border

          August 19, 2017
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