Necmettin Bilal Erdoğan, son of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, is visiting the Middle East as part of an extensive tour. At the start of the visit, he is expected to meet with Lebanese President Michel Aoun in Lebanon.
In the meeting with Aoun, Bilal Erdoğan proposed deploying Turkish army forces on the border with Israel, after the departure of UNIFIL forces. Assistance to the army and reconstruction were also discussed during the meeting.
The proposal raised concern. In addition to the visit to Lebanon, he is expected to visit several other countries in the region.
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Maariv
Bilal Erdoğan is expected to make an extensive tour of the Middle East, including a meeting in Lebanon and stops in several other countries in the region.
Srugim and Kikar HaShabbat
In the meeting with Lebanon's president, he proposed a Turkish presence in southern Lebanon after the departure of the UN force, and discussed assistance to the Lebanese army and reconstruction.
Kikar HaShabbat
The proposal for a Turkish army presence on the border with Israel raised concern.
