rewrite this title What did an Israeli website say about the election of Joseph Aoun?
The Israeli Walla website quoted American and Israeli officials as saying that the election of a new president for Lebanon will increase pressure on Israel to complete the withdrawal of the Israeli army from southern Lebanon by the end of January.
The site’s political correspondent, Barak Ravid, believed that the reason behind this lies in the broad support that Joseph Aoun enjoys from the United States, Western countries, and many Arab countries, most notably Saudi Arabia.
Walla quoted high-ranking Israeli officials as saying that they in Israel hope that the Trump administration will agree to keep Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, while the Biden administration strongly opposes this.
In turn, a high-ranking official in President Joe Biden’s administration, who is familiar with the matter and is in close contact with advisors to President-elect Donald Trump, according to what the website reported, said that Israel will find itself in a confrontation with the international community if it does not withdraw and violate the agreement.
The official added that the Israelis will soon begin receiving messages from the whole world, stating that they must get used to reality, and that there is no chance for them to remain in Lebanon. (Russia Today)
