French foreign minister visits Beirut in a bid to help ease tensions

French Foreign Minister, Stéphane Séjourné was in Beirut for a short visit on Thursday as western powers aim to help ease tensions in the Middle East.

His visit came a day after US senior advisor Amos Hochstein also visited Lebanon.

International mediators were set to hold a new round of talks aimed at halting the Israel-Hamas war and securing the release of scores of hostages, with a potential deal seen as the best hope of heading…