Exclusive JNews Lebanon
High-level diplomatic and security sources in Washington and Beirut have exclusively revealed to “Jnews Lebanon” that the meeting between President General Joseph Aoun and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio extended beyond official statements. Behind closed doors, discussions established a confidential security mechanism designed to resolve the procedural deadlock that previously stalled military committee proceedings.
According to exclusive information obtained by “Jnews”, high-level security communications were conducted immediately following the State Department meeting between US administration officials and the leadership of the Lebanese Army at Yarzeh. The talks yielded full US backing for the Lebanese Army’s proposed initial deployment layout. Under this framework, troop positioning within liberated towns will not act as a substitute for an Israeli withdrawal; instead, the official launch of the pilot zone will proceed step-by-step alongside a documented Israeli pullout from at least two occupied positions in the central sector.
Sources further disclosed to “Jnews” a confidential clause entrusting ground verification tasks exclusively to a joint technical team comprising US Central Command (CENTCOM) representatives and the Lebanese Army. The clause explicitly rules out any Israeli presence in field inspection teams within Lebanese territory—a sovereign condition firmly maintained by military leadership in Yarzeh.
“Yarzeh communicated firmly to the US envoy: We will not cover a symbolic withdrawal. Full troop deployment will officially commence only when Israeli armor pulls back behind international borders under direct CENTCOM monitoring.”
Exclusive reports indicate this confidential understanding will serve as a key deliverable from President Aoun’s upcoming White House meeting with President Donald Trump. An official operational announcement is expected immediately following the summit to mark the formal launch of phase one on the ground.
