Summary

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President Donald Trump said on July 21 he would direct his administration to allow U.S. airlines to resume direct flights to Lebanon, ending a suspension imposed more than 40 years ago after the hijacking of TWA Flight 847. The announcement followed Trump’s White House meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, who was concluding a four-day Washington visit. Aoun sought U.S. support for long-term calm after months of Israel-Hezbollah fighting and for Israeli troop withdrawal from southern Lebanon. Trump also said Israel had begun withdrawing, while the leaders discussed Hezbollah’s disarmament.

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