France’s foreign minister says an international conference for Lebanon raised $1 billion in pledges for humanitarian aid and military support.

A Paris conference on aid for conflict-stricken Lebanon raised around $800 million for humanitarian aid and a further $200 million to support the country's armed forces, French Foreign Minister

Around $1 billion (£772 million) has been raised at a conference in Paris to ease the humanitarian crisis in Lebanon and support its army, with France 's foreign minister urging Israel to heed the message to cease fire and focus on diplomacy.