The President of the Republic, General Joseph Aoun, received a phone call this evening from US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and discussed with him the general situation in Lebanon and the region in light of recent developments. The research also touched on the situation in the south in light of the continued Israeli attacks on southern villages and towns. President Aoun asked Minister Rubio to put pressure on Israel to stop these attacks, adhere to the terms of the framework agreement, stop bulldozing, and enable farmers to reach their fields and not be harmed. During the call, President Aoun assured Minister Rubio that the army and security forces are fully carrying out their duties in implementing the decisions related to preventing armed demonstrations, confiscating weapons and ammunition, and combating smuggling, and the measures recorded in the past few days fall within this context, pointing out that the judicial authorities are following up on all the files referred to them, and there will be no leniency towards the perpetrators, and that the laws will be applied without any favoritism.