“Lebanon president had phone call with Trump, thanked him for 'efforts' towards ceasefire” — what this page in the network covers. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun held a phone call with Donald Trump on Thursday during which he thanked the US leader for his "efforts" to secure a ceasefire with Israel, the presidency in Beirut said. The call comes after Aoun rejected a US request for a "direct call" with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to an official Lebanese source, and a day after Trump announced an expected call between the two countries' "leaders".
FRANCE 24's Cyril Payen reports from Beirut, Lebanon. The full version stays on the original page, which this listing opens directly.