Lebanon PM visits country’s south, says daily attacks on border towns ‘harm our dignity’

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam says during a visit to southern Lebanon that daily Israeli attacks on border towns are harming the country’s dignity, while stressing the need to strengthen state authority, according to Lebanese media reports.

“The challenges today are great, but they do not push us to retreat; rather, they increase our determination to overcome the obstacles,” he says about the security situation in the country’s south, without mentioning the Hezbollah terror group.

Under the November 2024 ceasefire agreement, Hezbollah was required to withdraw and disarm south of the Litani River, but Israel alleges that the group remains entrenched in the area, leading to near-daily IDF strikes.

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Salam adds that “border towns are being attacked on a daily basis, and this is a blow to our dignity,” saying the visit was meant to underscore the presence of the Lebanese state. Expanding state authority, he says, means not only deploying the army and restoring security but also restoring public services for residents.