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Lebanon president refused ‘direct call’ with Israel PM: official source

Lebanon president says country does not want war with Israel
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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun rejected a US request for a direct phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, an official source told AFP.

“The Lebanese president refused a direct call with Netanyahu and informed (US Secretary of State) Marco Rubio of this,” adding that “the American side was understanding”, the source said.

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday the “leaders” of the two countries would speak the following day.

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Agence France-Presse (AFP) is a French international news agency headquartered in Paris, France. Founded in 1835 as Havas, it is the world's oldest news agency.

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