Aoun vows Lebanon won’t surrender territory to Israel

• Defends Israel talks as ‘diplomatic war’, not betrayal • Syrian FM rules out any military action in Beirut BEIRUT: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Thursday defended a recently signed US-backed framework agreement with Israel, arguing the negotiations are not a betrayal and vowing he will not surrender “a single inch of Lebanese territory”. The statements came as Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani visited Beirut to assure Aoun that Damascus has no intention of intervening militarily...

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