By John Irish PARIS, March 19 (Reuters) - France's foreign minister will travel to Israel on Friday, in an unscheduled visit, after visiting Beirut on Thursday as part of efforts to reduce tensions in the region and secure a ceasefire in Lebanon.

The prime minister of Lebanon made an urgent appeal Thursday to President Donald Trump to intervene in the cause of peace, calling for an immediate ceasefire and direct talks with Israel.

Israel's military on Wednesday acknowledged that its tank fire hit a U. position in southern Lebanon on March 6, wounding Ghanaian peacekeepers, an incident that

With airstrikes rocking Beirut and Israeli troops advancing against Hezbollah, Lebanon’s government has broken a taboo by proposing the first direct talks with Israel in decades. But Lebanese officials say they want the fighting to end first — and it might be too late for that.

Israel and Lebanon are expected to hold talks in the coming days aimed at securing a durable ceasefire that would see Hezbollah disarmed, two Israeli officials said on

Amid regular Israeli strikes, officials in Lebanon are working around the clock to keep the country's only international airport open.

The town of Khiam’s location on high ground just a few miles north of the border between Israel and Lebanon has made it coveted territory over multiple conflicts.

The UN reports over one million displaced in Lebanon as Israeli attacks escalate, with children accounting for one-third.