Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, July 2, 2025.Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz.Some key things to watch today:Updates on the war in Gaza as Israeli PM Netanyahu prepares to visit the U.S.Updates on the Lebanese response to a U.S. proposal on Hezbollah's disarmament, Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon and reconstruction funds.10:30 a.m.: Foreign Minister Joe Rajji meets with Iraqi ambassador Mohammad Radiha al-Husseini.12 p.m.: Finance Minister Yassine Jaber meets with central bank Governor Karim Souhaid.This picture, taken from a position on the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, shows an Israeli vehicle returning from the Palestinian territory on July 1, 2025. (Credit: Jack Guez/AFP) Trump brokers Gaza cease-fire: U.S. President Donald Trump urged Hamas to accept a 60-day cease-fire in Gaza,...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, July 2, 2025.Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz.Some key things to watch today:Updates on the war in Gaza as Israeli PM Netanyahu prepares to visit the U.S.Updates on the Lebanese response to a U.S. proposal on Hezbollah's disarmament, Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon and reconstruction funds.10:30 a.m.: Foreign Minister Joe Rajji meets with Iraqi ambassador Mohammad Radiha al-Husseini.12 p.m.: Finance Minister Yassine Jaber meets with central bank Governor Karim Souhaid.This picture, taken from a position on the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, shows an Israeli vehicle returning from the Palestinian territory on July 1, 2025. (Credit: Jack Guez/AFP) Trump brokers Gaza cease-fire: U.S. President Donald Trump urged Hamas to accept a 60-day cease-fire in...
'American sponsorship is a guarantee,' says Lebanese-American coordination committee