Lebanese President: We will not allow Israel to remain on a single inch of our land

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said on Tuesday that negotiations with the occupying entity are making progress and remain, in any case, superior to the outcomes of the devastating war on Lebanon. In remarks made while receiving a delegation from the Maronite Foundation for Expansion, he added that “the scale of attacks on our country has been contained following the signing of the framework agreement, which has positively impacted the return of Lebanese to spend the summer in their homeland.” He stated, “There is no disagreement among Lebanese on the objectives: Israeli withdrawal, the return of prisoners, and the reconstruction of what was destroyed. Ultimately, we will not allow Israel to retain even a single inch of our land, nor will we permit any of its soldiers to remain on our soil.” He continued, “We constantly hear slogans claiming that what was taken by force can only be reclaimed by force, but ground realities have proven this assertion false. The time has come for the son of the South to rest and settle in his land, rather than enduring wars waged in his name for non-Lebanese objectives.” Aoun affirmed that his goal is to rebuild the state at any cost, “despite the efforts of those seeking to undermine the foundations of the state and prevent its reconstruction.”