JUST IN: When Donald Trump discovers the extent of the deadly Israeli bombings of April 8 in Lebanon
According to recent reports, the following story has emerged from the international scene.
Donald Trump, at the White House, in Washington, April 13, 2026. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / AFP Donald Trump likes to speak with Emmanuel Macron. At any time of the day or night, outside of the protocol framework, the head of the White House picks up his phone to speak with “Emmanuel”, as he calls the French president, eager to talk about world affairs and, sometimes, more personal issues. Macron, “I loved him from the first day”, assured the tycoon in August 2025, even if, in public, he takes pleasure in making fun of this president devalued by his long end of mandate. On April 8, it was Emmanuel Macron who wanted to contact the American president. A ceasefire has just been concluded between the United States and Iran, which makes it possible to open diplomatic negotiations between the two countries, as demanded by France and its European partners since the launch, on February 28, of the “epic fury” operation of the American and Israeli armies. But the Elysée is dismayed. The truce did not apply to Lebanon, a country dear to France. At 2:30 p.m. in Beirut, in the space of ten minutes, the Israeli army carried out around a hundred coordinated strikes against neighborhoods in the city center. Israel claims to eliminate a significant “target bank” targeting Hezbollah, Iran’s ally, and goes so far as to expand them into residential areas unrelated to the Shiite movement. The toll, appalling, will amount, according to estimates by the Lebanese Ministry of Health, to more than 350 dead and some 2,000 injured, a large number of them civilians. You have 59.18% of this article left to read. The rest is reserved for subscribers.
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