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Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Lebanon’s new PM vows to extend state control all over Lebanese soil

Lebanon's new prime minister-designate Nawaf Salam delivers a statement at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, on January 14, 2025. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO / AFP)
Lebanon’s new prime minister pledges to extend state authority over all Lebanese soil after a November ceasefire ended a war between Hezbollah and Israel that severely weakened the Shiite terror group.
Nawaf Salam, in his first speech, says he would “extend the authority of the Lebanese state across all its territory” and “work seriously to completely implement UN Resolution 1701” calling for Hezbollah to withdraw from south Lebanon.