ADVERTISEMENT An international aid conference for Lebanon held in Paris has raised a total of $1 billion (€930 million) dollars in pledges to help the country as Israel steps up its attacks. According to the French foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, the conference collectively raised €740 million in humanitarian aid and €185 million for the Lebanese security forces. French President Emmanuel Macron had called on participants of the conference, which convened more than 70 countries as well as