Lebanese President Joseph Aoun held a phone call with Donald Trump, thanking him for his efforts to secure a ceasefire with Israel. The call occurred after Aoun declined a prior US request for a direct call with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun held a phone call with Donald Trump on Thursday during which he thanked the US leader for his "efforts" to secure a ceasefire with Israel, the presidency in Beirut said. The call comes after Aoun rejected a US request for a "direct call" with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to an official Lebanese source, and a day after Trump announced an expected call between the two countries' "leaders". FRANCE 24's Cyril Payen reports from Beirut, Lebanon.