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Trump: I would speak to Hezbollah and I speak to everybody. I'll speak to people that a lot of people think I shouldn't be speaking to, and things work out.
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Trump on whether he still supports Syria entering Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah: Well, it's a concept. We get along very well with the president of Syria... I wouldn't be surprised if this gentleman (Aoun) is going to do a job just like that... I think it'd be very effective, so it's something I'd think about.
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Trump: If the president (Aoun) wanted me to speak to Hezbollah I will.
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Trump on Hezbollah: We're gonna solve a lot of problems. We've already solved some of them for Lebanon. As you know, there's an Hezbollah problem. But we've done some things that I think the world will take notice of.
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Trump: I think Lebanon has been a very mistreated group for a very long time. It has been a country of great intellect. We’re going to help it. We’re going to help it a lot. We’re going to solve a lot of problems.
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Trump on Aoun: Well, I'd say he's handsome also, and I think he could become one of the most important leaders in the Middle East actually.
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Trump on Israel's firing at Lebanese troops: Just heard about this. We'll look into it.
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Aoun said the ultimate goal of the framework agreement is to end the state of hostility between Lebanon and Israel permanently.
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Trump: We are going to help Lebanon a lot.
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Aoun to Trump: I've been looking forward to this visit for a long time — meeting such a great President like yourself.
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Trump: It's a great pleasure to be with the President of Lebanon. He's highly respected... and the relationship is very good. I think that Lebanon has been a very mistreated country for a long period of time.
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Trump shook hands with Aoun on the White House driveway and called him “highly respected.”
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Israeli public broadcaster: The Israeli army confirmed opening fire at Lebanese troops who crossed the agreed area with a bulldozer.
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The Lebanese Army said Israeli forces opened fire near Lebanese troops deploying in the southern town of Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh.
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Lebanese soldiers have begun deploying to the southern village of Zawtar al-Gharbiya in the Nabatieh region.
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