President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam have held talks on the developments in southern Lebanon, where Israeli attacks continue despite a US-brokered framework agreement between the countries that dictates a ceasefire, Al Jazeera reports.

According to a post on the Lebanese presidency’s X account, Aoun received Salam in a meeting that addressed the Israeli attacks and the destruction of homes and infrastructure in towns and villages in the region.

The two leaders also discussed the agenda of an upcoming cabinet meeting, as well as the talks held with US General Joseph Clearfield, the head of the Military Coordination Group for Lebanon (MCG4L), in Beirut a day earlier.

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