Issued on: 16/04/2026 - 12:44

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will speak with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Thursday, according to Israel's Minister for Innovation, Science and Technology Gila Gamliel. US President Donald Trump had said the "leaders" of Israel and Lebanon would speak for the first time on Thursday, in what would be a historic first. Gamliel's statement was the first confirmation from an official Israeli source that talks would take place. FRANCE 24's Noga Tarnopolsky reports from Jerusalem.

French supermarkets suffer refrigerator shutdown after 'unprecedented' cyberattack

'It's clear that Moscow is just playing with Washington', analyst says

French presidential hopeful Glucksmann says 'battle begins' to revive divided left

Houthi official warns of 'swift, painful response' if US enters Yemen war

'Increasingly evident' Russia won't accept 'energy ceasefire': Zelensky

Houthis 'are thriving and surviving by creating war', Yemen ambassador says

'A lot of Ukrainians are feeling extremely betrayed' by Trump's Russian diesel deal

France: Fire destroys historic covered food market in Paris

Thousands of Indians march to Supreme Court to oust election chief

Saudi Arabia extends Riyadh aiport suspension, vows deadly response to Houthis strikes

The content you requested does not exist or is not available anymore.