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Lebanon's Aoun makes surprise visit to Nabatieh, vows to secure Israeli withdrawal

Mountain Time
Local time
8:08 AM in Beirut, Sep 12
Where
Nabatieh, Lebanon

President Joseph Aoun, with army commander Gen. Rodolphe Haykal, made an unannounced visit to Nabatieh and Zawtar al-Gharbiya near the Ali al-Taher ridge, pledging to secure an Israeli withdrawal and rebuild the south and telling residents the state would meet their needs 'so that you stay here.'

Why it matters

The rare presidential visit near Israeli-held ground came a day after Washington pushed the next Israel-Lebanon talks to October.

Sources (4)

Confidence: Corroborated by independent sources or direct evidence. About confidence labels

Correction

  • Corrected the time from 10:45 PM Beirut time, Sep 12, 2026 to 8:08 AM Beirut time, Sep 12, 2026; corrected the headline (it read "Lebanese President Aoun makes surprise visit to Nabatieh, vows Israeli withdrawal"); revised the summary; revised the context note; changed the confidence label from reported to confirmed; reclassified it from diplomatic to diplomacy; updated the sourcing note; added 3 sources: Al Jazeera live blog, The Times of Israel live blog. Why and evidence