Issued on: 16/04/2026 - 15:40

Lebanon's ⁠President Joseph ​Aoun will not ​hold a call with Israeli Prime Minister ​Benjamin Netanyahu ‌in ⁠the near future, ‌three Lebanese officials told Reuters ⁠on Thursday, after US President Donald ​Trump said leaders ‌of both countries would speak. Two of ‌the Lebanese officials ​said that the Lebanese embassy in Washington had informed ​the US ​administration before ​a call between Aoun and ​Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday that Aoun would ⁠not speak to Netanyahu. FRANCE 24's Renée Davis reports from Beirut, Lebanon.

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