France unveiled a proposal for a 21-day ceasefire in Lebanon in UN diplomacy with the United States as the death toll mounted in deadly strikes by Israel against Hezbollah.
Shortly after talks at the United Nations between Presidents Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron, France outlined the proposal at an emergency Security Council session.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said that the two Western powers were proposing a "temporary ceasefire" of 21 days "to allow for negotiations."
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The United States, European Union and several Arab nations issued a joint call Wednesday for a 21-day "temporary ceasefire" in Lebanon after Israeli strikes on Hezbollah threatened to tip the Middle East into all-out war.
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