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        "msgid": "lebanon-upholds-sovereignty-in-negotiations-with-israel-1780140718",
        "date": "2026-05-25 23:02:51",
        "title": "Lebanon Upholds Sovereignty in Negotiations with Israel",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has reaffirmed that ongoing talks with Israel are not concessions but a means to assert Lebanon's exclusive right to defend its sovereignty. Despite a US-brokered ceasefire agreement, Israel continues daily attacks in southern Lebanon, while Hezbollah retaliates with military operations, highlighting persistent tensions despite diplomatic efforts.",
        "content": "<p>Lebanese President Joseph Aoun stated on Monday that the government\u2019s\ndecision to negotiate with Israel does not signify concession or\nsurrender, but rather the defence of the nation\u2019s exclusive rights to\nsovereignty. \u2018The path to full Israeli troop withdrawal remains a firm\nnational demand that no one will ever abandon. The Lebanese government\nis striving to achieve this through negotiations, not as a compromise or\nsurrender, but as a reaffirmation of Lebanon\u2019s exclusive right to defend\nits territory and sovereignty,\u2019 Aoun said during the commemoration of\nthe 2000 liberation of South Lebanon, according to the presidential\noffice\u2019s press statement.<\/p>\n<p>South Lebanon was occupied by Israel from 1978 following Operation\nLitani and reinforced after the 1982 invasion, establishing a \u2018security\nzone\u2019 with support from the South Lebanon Army. On 25 May 2000, Israeli\nforces withdrew, a date Lebanon celebrates as Resistance and Liberation\nDay.<\/p>\n<p>Aoun emphasised that true loyalty to the memory of South Lebanon\u2019s\nliberation lies in building a state that supports all citizens, with\nsovereignty as the responsibility of every Lebanese citizen.<\/p>\n<p>Hezbollah launched rocket and drone attacks on Israel on 2 March amid\nthe US-Israel conflict with Iran. In response, Israel conducted\nlarge-scale airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in southern Beirut, southern\nand eastern Lebanon, and launched ground operations in the south.<\/p>\n<p>Direct talks between Lebanon and Israel at ambassadorial level began\nin Washington on 16 April, after which US President Donald Trump\nannounced a ceasefire agreement. However, despite the formal accord,\nIsrael continues daily attacks on dozens of southern Lebanese\nsettlements and maintains control over shelling in border settlements,\nwhile Hezbollah carries out military operations against Israeli\nforces.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/lebanon-upholds-sovereignty-in-negotiations-with-israel-1780140718",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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