Lebanese president seeks Greek assistance to enforce US-brokered ceasefire deal with Israel

In Athens, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun met with Greek President Constantine Tassoulas and urged Greece to aid Lebanon in enforcing the United States-brokered framework agreement with Israel. The pact, signed in late June, obliges Israel to pull back from southern Lebanon, calls for Hezbollah’s disarmament, and envisions the Lebanese army taking control of the area. Aoun highlighted that Israel continues air strikes and demolitions, and that the agreement requires reciprocal action to be viable.

He also noted that Hezbollah has refused to comply unless Israel first withdraws. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis affirmed Greece’s support for Lebanon’s sovereignty and for any measures that promote de-escalation. The appeal came shortly after Greece and Israel announced a multibillion-dollar weapons deal, and a seventh round of U.S.-mediated talks concluded in Rome, with the next session set for September.