Lebanese PM: Army dismantled over 500 weapons depots and military sites in the south

By Nurit Yohanan

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5 June 2025, 7:28 pm

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Nurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent

This handout picture released by the Lebanese presidency shows designate Prime Minister Nawaf Salam delivering a statement to the press at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut on February 8, 2025. (Lebanese Presidency/AFP)

Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam states in a speech marking 100 days since the formation of his government that, in that time, the Lebanese Army has dismantled more than 500 military sites and weapons depots south of the Litani River in recent months.

Salam does not specify who the sites belonged to, but they are widely believed to have been operated by Hezbollah, which has concentrated much of its forces in southern Lebanon.

In his speech, Salam also states that there will be no stability in Lebanon without an end to Israeli attacks, Israel’s withdrawal from areas it holds in Lebanon, and the release of “Lebanese prisoners,” referring to individuals detained by Israel during the war with Hezbollah who remain in custody.