Lebanon President Aoun Declares Intent to End State of Hostility With Israel
🕊️ BEIRUT — Aoun wants peace; Hezbollah hasn't been asked. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Lebanon's president speaks for the state; Hezbollah controls the south. Aoun declaring intent to end hostilities without a disarmament deal is aspirational at best, a trap at worst. Israel won't accept Lebanese normalization while IRGC-armed fighters sit on its border. This signals the Lebanese political elite seeking an exit — but the actors with guns haven't moved.
