Trump's move to restore direct Lebanon flights raises diaspora hopes
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Source: Middle East Eye
Published: 2026-07-27 20:14 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 90
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Middle East, Military & Defence, World News, US Politics, War & Conflict
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For more than four decades, direct flights between the United States and Lebanon remained suspended, a legacy of the 1985 hijacking of TWA Flight 847 and the killing of a US Navy diver during the subsequent 17-day hostage crisis.
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