Lebanese President Joseph Aoun held a phone call with US Vice President JD Vance to discuss maintaining a ceasefire and halting Israeli military escalation.
The armistice between Israel and Hezbollah is largely maintained in Lebanon, marking the longest period of calm in the last three months of conflict. However, fears about the resumption of hostilities remain strong, and thousands of displaced persons are reluctant to return home, while Israeli forces continue to be deployed in the south of the country.