EU's Borrell calls for pressure on Israel, Hezbollah to back US ceasefire plan

The European Union's foreign policy chief, Josep Borell, called on Sunday for pressure to be exerted on both the Israeli government and Lebanon's Hezbollah to accept a US ceasefire proposal.

At a news conference in Beirut, Josep Borell also urged Lebanese leaders to pick a president to end a two-year power vacuum in the country and pledged 200m euros ($208m) in support for Lebanon's army.

Reporting by Reuters