Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam announced on Tuesday that the country needs €500 million over the next six months to address a worsening humanitarian crisis caused by ongoing conflict. The appeal came as a fragile ten-day ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed group Hezbollah remains in effect. Salam made the statement in Paris after meeting French President Emmanuel Macron, who reaffirmed France’s support for Lebanon’s territorial integrity.

During their joint press conference, Macron urged Israel to abandon any territorial ambitions in Lebanon and called on Hezbollah to halt attacks on Israeli territory and disarm under Lebanese authority. He also emphasized the need for an agreement ensuring mutual security, preserving Lebanon’s sovereignty, and normalizing relations between the two countries. Lebanon reported that the conflict, which began on March 2, has killed 2,454 people and injured 7,658 in six weeks.

A U.S. State Department official said Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors will meet again in Washington on Thursday following their first direct talks in decades. Meanwhile, France blamed Hezbollah for a recent attack on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon that killed one French soldier, an accusation Hezbollah denied.