Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Thursday renewed his call for a truce and the opening of negotiations with Israel to stop the war between it and Hezbollah, during a meeting with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot.Lebanon was brought into the regional war on March 2, when Hezbollah fired rockets toward Israel in response to the killing of its ally Iran’s supreme leader in Israeli-US attacks.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Israel responded with heavy airstrikes across various regions and ground incursions, which combined have left more than a thousand people dead. Aoun stressed “the necessity of a ceasefire, and to provide the necessary guarantees for its success by the parties concerned,” according to a statement issued by the presidency. The president said “the negotiating initiative he announced is still on the table, but the continued military escalation is hindering its launch,” the statement added.It said that Aoun