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Trump says U.S. will discuss concrete support for Lebanese Armed Forces as pilot deployments begin
Summary
Reporters pressed the presidents about Israeli redeployment, pilot-zone incidents and U.S. help for the Lebanese Armed Forces; President Trump said the U.S. has "concrete plans" to discuss and that Lebanese forces are becoming more self-sufficient, but did not provide funding details.
Reporters asked whether Israel will fully withdraw from Lebanon and whether the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) would receive the support needed to redeploy to vacated areas.
President Trump said Israeli forces "are in the process of doing that" and described the signed agreement with Lebanon as facilitating redeployment. The Lebanese president urged political support and public trust in the LAF, calling the armed forces "the backbone of security and stability" and asking for continued backing.
When asked about a Lebanese report that Israeli forces opened fire near a pilot deployment zone, President Trump said he had "just heard about that" and that U.S. officials would "be looking at that." He also said the U.S. has "some very concrete plans already in store" to help the Lebanese army and that those topics would be discussed in bilateral meetings.
Neither leader provided a public timetable for specific U.S. training, equipment deliveries or funding amounts. On the record, the Lebanese president emphasized political support and public confidence in the LAF as critical to preventing collapse of state institutions; concrete assistance details were described as forthcoming rather than finalized.
