A Lebanese flag painted on a water tank at the site of an Israeli strike in the Lebanese city of Nabatieh, in southern Lebanon, on March 5, 2026. (Credit: AFP/ Mouhammad al-ZANATY)
What L'Orient Today has learnedFrench President Emmanuel Macron is taking the initiative to obtain a cease-fire in Lebanon, so far without results.The French president called Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu and sent the French army's chief of staff to Beirut with a proposal calling for an immediate halt to fighting by Hezbollah in exchange for an end to Israeli military operations. The Israelis, however, rejected the proposal, saying all such initiatives are unacceptable and that they have given the Lebanese state enough time without its being able to disarm the group.Israel asked what guarantees could be provided for the cessation of Hezbollah operations, its commitment not to launch any further attacks in the future, as well as a public statement renouncing its weapons and any attempt to rebuild its military strength —...
What L'Orient Today has learnedFrench President Emmanuel Macron is taking the initiative to obtain a cease-fire in Lebanon, so far without results.The French president called Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu and sent the French army's chief of staff to Beirut with a proposal calling for an immediate halt to fighting by Hezbollah in exchange for an end to Israeli military operations. The Israelis, however, rejected the proposal, saying all such initiatives are unacceptable and that they have given the Lebanese state enough time without its being able to disarm the group.Israel asked what guarantees could be provided for the cessation of Hezbollah operations, its commitment not to launch any further attacks in the future, as well as a public statement renouncing its weapons and any attempt to rebuild its military strength —...
Rubio condemns Iran's 'outrageous' attacks on Kuwait
