The president’s statements come as Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon killed dozens of people on Sunday. He would not say when he planned to speak with Netanyahu.

President Biden aims to prevent all-out war in the Middle East, planning to speak with Israeli PM Netanyahu.

President Joe Biden said Sunday he would speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and believes that an all-out war in the Middle East must be avoided.

President Joe Biden said Sunday he would speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and believes that an all-out war in the Middle East must be avoided.

President Joe Biden says he will speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and believes an all-out war in the Middle East has to be avoided.

The Israeli military said Sunday it has killed another high-ranking Hezbollah official in an airstrike as the Lebanese militant group was reeling from a string of devastating blows and the killing of its overall leader, Hassan Nasrallah. Meanwhile, Israel continues to amass troops along its northern border with Lebanon, fuelling speculation a ground operation could be imminent. Would this be in Israel's interest? Details by Camille Knight.

Tensions remain high across the Israeli-Lebanese border, a day after the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was announced. While the sustained military campaign is raising fears that the war could spiral into a wider regional conflict, Israel continues to amass troops along its northern border, fuelling speculation a ground operation could be imminent. More information with FRANCE 24 reporter Claire Paccalin, who is in Safed, an Israeli city 20km away from the border.

Biden issued a statement welcoming the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah but reiterating his call for ceasefire deals.

A ground offensive in Lebanon would be “costly” to the Israeli army if it decides to send troops across the border, former head of the French military mission to the UN Dominique Trinquand told FRANCE 24. “I think it would be a very dangerous position to go on the ground [for Israel],” Trinquand said, evoking the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war during which Israeli forces invaded Lebanon.

Israel said Saturday that it killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in a strike on Beirut late Friday, raising questions of a potential ground offensive into Lebanon. “Israel says its troops are ready, but they’ve not been given the greenlight yet,” FRANCE 24's Claire Paccalin said, adding that “Hezbollah is clearly significantly weakened, but that doesn’t mean that a ground operation will be risk-free for Israeli soldiers”.

Nasrallah has led the Lebanon-based group since 1992, taking the reins after Israel assassinated the group's previous leader, Abbas al-Musawi.