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France on Wednesday unveiled a proposal for a 21-day ceasefire in Lebanon in UN diplomacy with the United States as the death toll mounted in deadly strikes by Israel.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said that the two Western powers were proposing a "temporary ceasefire" of 21 days "to allow for negotiations."
The UN said Wednesday that some 90,000 people had been displaced in Lebanon this week, as Israel pounds what it claims are Hezbollah targets across the country, and as the Lebanese group strikes back.
More than 70 people were killed in Wednesday's air raids on Lebanon, the country's caretaker health minister said during a press conference.
The Israeli military said it was calling up two reserve brigades to the north, as army chief Herzi Halevi told soldiers to be prepared for a possible ground invasion.
In Gaza, Israel on Wednesday returned the bodies of 88 Palestinians which the territory's health ministry refused to bury before Israel disclosed details about who they are and where it killed them.