Lebanon’s PM asserts only state should decide ‘matters of war and peace’

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)
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)

CAIRO, Egypt — Lebanon’s prime minister warns of the potential renewal of military operations in the south of the country.

“All security and military measures must be taken to show that Lebanon decides on matters of war and peace,” Nawaf Salam says in a statement after Israel struck towns in southern Lebanon in response to a cross-border rocket launch.

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