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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 431

Michel Aoun

Likud chairman Benjamin Netanyahu (L) speaks to his supporters after the release of exit poll results in Jerusalem, November 2, 2022. Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah gives an address on official party al-Manar TV on June 8, 2021. (Oren Ziv/AP; Screen capture/ Al-Manar)
November 11, 2022, 10:01 pm
Hezbollah chief says doesn’t believe maritime deal at risk after Netanyahu win
Nasrallah says ‘strength that Lebanon possesses’ will serve as guarantee for agreement; adds that his terror group wants next Lebanese president to ‘reassure the resistance’
By ToI Staff
Supporters of Lebanon's President Michel Aoun cheer under a large national flag, as he prepares to leave the presidential palace in Babbda at the end of his mandate, east of the capital Beirut, on October 30, 2022. (Anwar Amro / AFP)
November 1, 2022, 12:53 pm
Without a president, Lebanon fears power vacuum amid ongoing crises
Michel Aoun’s six-year term, which came to a close on Sunday, was marred by mass protests, a painful economic downturn and the deadly August 2020 mega-explosion in Beirut
By Rouba El Husseini
Lebanon's outgoing President Michel Aoun delivers a speech to mark the end of his mandate, outside the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, on October 30, 2022. (ANWAR AMRO/AFP)
October 30, 2022, 5:20 pm
Lebanese President Aoun set to exit without successor, leaving country in turmoil
In final act, Hezbollah-aligned leader formalizes resignation of caretaker government, complicating chaos; thousands gather to bid farewell to former army chief as he leaves palace
By Layal Abou Rahal and Aya Iskandarani
Prime Minister Yair Lapid signs the US-brokered deal setting a maritime border between Israel and Lebanon, at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem October 27, 2022. (RONEN ZVULUN / AFP)
October 27, 2022, 11:44 am
Israel and Lebanon approve maritime deal; Lapid hails ‘recognition’ by enemy state
Cabinet unanimously votes in favor of agreement ahead of bilateral signing ceremony later in the day; prominent member of Hamas signals support
By ToI Staff
Lebanese President Michel Aoun gives a speech on the maritime border agreement with Israel in the presidential palace, in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, October 13, 2022. (Dalati Nohra via AP)
October 18, 2022, 8:44 pm
Lebanon calls for exploration in offshore gas field to begin after deal with Israel
Lebanese President Michel Aoun meets with officials from France’s TotalEnergies, urges production to swiftly start to make up for time spent on US-brokered talks
By ToI Staff
Christian nationalist Free Patriotic Movement head Gebran Bassil, who is allied with the Hezbollah terror group, gestures as he speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, in Beirut, Lebanon, October 17, 2022. (AP/Hussein Malla)
October 17, 2022, 11:51 pm
Hezbollah-linked Lebanese MP says Ukraine War sped up maritime border talks
US-sanctioned Gebran Bassil, who is also president’s son-in-law, emphasizes deal with Israel ‘not a normalization process’ but predicts will brings much-needed stability to region
By Agencies
Lebanese President Michel Aoun gives a speech on the maritime border agreement with Israel in the presidential palace, in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, October 13, 2022. (Dalati Nohra via AP)
October 13, 2022, 9:38 pm
Lebanon’s president announces official approval of maritime border deal with Israel
In televised address, Michel Aoun stresses that agreement includes ‘no normalization’ and ‘responds to Lebanese demands and maintains all our rights’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Lebanese lawmakers cast their vote to elect a president at the parliament building in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, September 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
October 13, 2022, 4:20 pm
Lebanese lawmakers fail to elect president for second time
Only 71 members of parliament attend, fewer than needed for quorum; next vote called for October 20 as country grapples with major economic crisis
By AFP
Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah, gives a televised speech for the Shiite commemoration of Arbaeen, September 17, 2022. (Twitter screenshot, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 12, 2022, 1:26 am
Hezbollah terror chief welcomes border deal, claims ‘resistance’ prodded Israel
Hassan Nasrallah drops threats against Israel’s offshore drilling, says group’s drones achieved goal of deterrence
By ToI Staff
Left to right: Prime Minister Yair Lapid, US President Joe Biden and Lebanese President Michel Aoun. (Collage/AP)
October 11, 2022, 10:30 pm
‘You’re making history’: Biden hails border deal in calls with Lapid, Lebanon’s Aoun
Israel says it’ll receive guarantees from US; administration official says opportunity may disappear if not immediately exploited, amid calls to wait until after Israeli election
By Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Yair Lapid, right, and Defense Ministrer Benny Gantz at a state memorial ceremony for the fallen soldiers of the Yom Kippur War, at the military cemetery memorial hall on Mount Herzl, October 6, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
October 11, 2022, 3:15 pm
Gantz insists Lebanon deal protects Israel as opposition decries ‘capitulation’
Interior minister says she’ll vote against agreement if Knesset not consulted; far-right opposition MK pledges Supreme Court appeal to stop maritime pact
By Lazar Berman
Lebanese President Michel Aoun, right, meets with US Envoy for Energy Affairs Amos Hochstein, at the presidential palace, in Beirut, Lebanon, September 9, 2022. (Dalati Nohra, Lebanon's official government photographer, via AP)
October 11, 2022, 12:17 pm
Israel announces ‘historic’ maritime border agreement with Lebanon
After intensive diplomacy to overcome late-breaking Lebanese modifications, Lapid set to present deal to cabinet and government for approval
By Lazar Berman and Jacob Magid
Energean's floating production system (FPSO) at the Karish gas field in the Mediterranean Sea. (Energean)
October 11, 2022, 8:31 am
Israel and Lebanon hail imminent ‘historic’ maritime deal after latest US draft
Jerusalem negotiator says new proposal meets ‘all our demands,’ protects ‘Israel’s security interests’; Beirut’s lead representative to talks also says concerns addressed
By Jacob Magid and AFP
Lebanese President Michel Aoun, right, meets with US Envoy for Energy Affairs Amos Hochstein, at the presidential palace, in Beirut, Lebanon, September 9, 2022. (Dalati Nohra, Lebanon's official government photographer, via AP)
October 11, 2022, 2:54 am
Lebanon receives ‘satisfying’ updated US proposal for maritime deal with Israel
Beirut’s lead negotiator says concerns addressed in final draft submitted by Amos Hochstein, believes ‘historic deal’ could be imminent; Israel yet to confirm receipt on its end
By Jacob Magid
Lebanese president Michel Aoun, right, meets with US Envoy for Energy Affairs Amos Hochstein, at the presidential palace, in Beirut, Lebanon, September 9, 2022. (Dalati Nohra via AP)
October 10, 2022, 4:56 pm
Lebanon’s president still hopeful maritime deal with Israel possible within days
‘Gaps were closed over the last week,’ Aoun says in Beirut; Arab paper claims agreement could be signed on October 20
By Tobias Siegal
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