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Wednesday, March 26, 2025
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Lebanese prime minister rejects idea of normalization with Israel
Nurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent
A Lebanese army officer shows Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam an Israeli military position on the horizon, in the southern village of Khiam, February 28, 2025. (Rabih DAHER / AFP)
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam says in a meeting with journalists in Lebanon that no one in Lebanon wants normalization with Israel, and everyone opposes it.
He also asserts that the five points held by Israel in southern Lebanon have no military or security value other than to continue to pressure Lebanon.
The meeting comes against the backdrop of an interview the Lebanese prime minister gave to a Saudi channel last week, where he criticized Hezbollah and stated that the war it waged with Israel did not help Lebanon.
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