Trump’s administration insists on the withdrawal of the IDF from Southern Lebanon by February 18

On Friday, February 7, Ortagus met with President Livan Joseph Aun in his residence in the Baabda Palace in Beirut. At the end of the negotiations, the parties gave a joint press conference.

Morgan Ortagus emphasized: “Hizballa” should remain defeated, disarmed, and her representation in the government of Lebanon is excluded. She stated that “she had never seen such an enthusiasm among the Lebanese diaspora in the United States relative to the future Lebanon,” adding that this is largely due to a significant weakening of Hizballa.