French initiative comes amid tensions between US and Europe on how to press Israel to end offensive on HezbollahSee all our Middle East coverageA 21-day temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon is being discussed by the US and France as a way of ending the crisis, French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot has told the UN security council.The plan came as the UN secretary general, António Guterres, warned that “hell is breaking loose” in the country, and the UK foreign secretary called for an immediate ceasefire, a joint statement on which the US has not endorsed. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/26/lebanon-temporary-ceasefire-plan-hezbollah-israel
Author : Patrick Wintour in New York
Publish date : 2024-09-26 01:00:51
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