France, April 22 -- Speaking after their meetring on Tuesday evening, Salam said Lebanon would need €500 million over the next six months to address the humanitarian fallout from the conflict, as a fragile 10-day ceasefire with Israel continues to hold. The Lebanese authorities have put the toll from six weeks of fighting at some 2,450 dead and at least 7,650 wounded since early March.

The meeting at the Elysee Palace focused on shoring up the ceasefire and reaffirming France's backing for Lebanon's territorial integrity, while also looking ahead to renewed negotiations between Beirut and Tel Aviv.

Macron struck a firm but balanced tone, urging Israel to "renounce its territorial ambitions" in Lebanon while insisting that Hezbolla...