Lebanese PM calls on country’s allies to help halt Israeli strikes

By AFP 8 April 2026, 4:11 pm

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A handout photo released by the Lebanese Government Press Office on March 2, 2026 shows Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam speaking at the end of the ministerial council at the Presidential Palace of Baabda, east of Beirut. (Handout / Lebanese Government Press Office / AFP)

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam calls on his country’s friends to help put an end to Israeli attacks following a series of deadly strikes across the country targeting the Hezbollah terror group.

In a statement, Salam says that while Beirut “welcomed the agreement between Iran and the United States and intensified our efforts to reach a ceasefire agreement in Lebanon, Israel continues to escalate its attacks.”

“All of Lebanon’s friends are called upon to help us stop these attacks by all available means,” he adds, after Israeli strikes that Lebanon’s health ministry said killed dozens of people and wounded hundreds more.

Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.