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'This will be your legacy': Aoun seeks financing for Lebanon, pressure on Israel
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun met with US President Donald Trump to seek increased US engagement, pressure on Israel, and funding for Lebanon's military and southern reconstruction. Trump announced the lifting of a 40-year ban on US airline flights to Lebanon, but Aoun's primary requests for military and diplomatic support were not addressed.
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