French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said France is working with the United States on a possible 21-day cease-fire deal to avert a wider conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
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France says it is working with U.S. on Israel, Hezbollah cease-fire deal
“War is not inevitable,” Barrot told the 15-member U.N. Security Council on Wednesday. “A diplomatic solution is indeed possible. In recent days, we’ve worked with our American partners on a temporary cease-fire platform of 21 days to allow for negotiations.”
The Biden administration is in “active discussions” with Israel and other countries to secure a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah, unlinked to separate — and deadlocked — efforts in Gaza, a U.S. official told The Washington Post.
Barrot said he is heading to Beirut this week to continue to work on a deal that would be made public soon.
“We are counting on both parties to accept it without delay, in order to protect civilian populations and allow for diplomatic negotiations to begin,” he said.
U.N. Secretary General António Guterres earlier urged both sides to “step back from the brink” and avoid an all-out war that would “surely be an all-out catastrophe.”