Trump says Israeli forces are "in the process of redeploying" in southern Lebanon

During a White House meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, President Donald Trump addressed the status of Israeli troop movements in southern Lebanon, stating that forces were in the process of repositioning. Trump made the remark as part of broader discussions about a June framework agreement that calls for Israeli withdrawal and dismantling of Hezbollah presence in the region. The meeting, which also included Trump’s announcement that he would lift a decades-old ban on direct U.S.-Lebanon flights, occurred amid ongoing implementation of the deal in designated pilot zones, where reports of confusion and minor clashes between Israeli and Lebanese forces have emerged. The visit marked the first by a Lebanese leader to the White House since 2009.