In a fiery speech at the United Nations General Assembly, the Israeli prime minister said his country would is "winning" and would attack Iran and its proxies anywhere in the Middle East.

The United States and France issued a joint request for a 21-day cease-fire along the Israel-Lebanon border on Wednesday. The goal is to allow time for negotiations toward a more lasting peace deal between Israel and Hezbollah.

The United States and a group of partner nations are calling for a 21-day cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon.

The 12-strong bloc said the situation between Israel and Hezbollah presented an "unacceptable risk" of broader escalation.

US, France lead call for 'immediate' 21-day cease-fire across the Lebanon-Israel border as threat of wider war looms

France and the United States are working to hammer out a 21-day temporary ceasefire between Lebanese Hezbollah militants and Israel to allow time for broader negotiations, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Wednesday.

The 11-strong bloc has proposed an immediate 21-day pause in fighting "to provide space for diplomacy towards the conclusion of a diplomatic settlement" and a ceasefire in Gaza. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.

Israel took steps to prepare for a ground invasion of Lebanon Wednesday as the U.S., France and other European and Arab nations scrambled to prevent a full-scale war, proposing an "immediate 21-day cease-fire across the Lebanon-Israel border to provide space for diplomacy.