Lebanese PM welcomes ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam welcomes the newly announced ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel.

“As I congratulate all Lebanese on this achievement, I pray for the martyrs who fell, and affirm my solidarity with their families, with the wounded, and with the citizens who were forced to flee their cities and villages,” he says on X. “I hold full hope that they will be able to return to them as soon as possible.”

أرحّب بإعلان وقف إطلاق النار الذي أعلنه الرئيس ترامب، وهو مطلب لبناني محوري سعينا إليه منذ اليوم الأول للحرب، وكان هدفنا الأول في لقاء واشنطن يوم الثلاثاء. وإذ أهنّئ جميع اللبنانيين بهذا الإنجاز، أترحّم على الشهداء الذين سقطوا، وأؤكّد تضامني مع عائلاتهم، ومع الجرحى، ومع المواطنين…

— Nawaf Salam نواف سلام (@nawafsalam) April 16, 2026

He goes on to thank international leaders for their efforts to end the fighting.