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Lebanese PM Nawaf Salam tours Nabatieh, vows to rebuild the south and urges full Israeli withdrawal
October 2, 2026 at 07:30 AM · Updated 14d ago
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Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam visited Nabatieh on Friday, inspecting security and government facilities and pledging to revive the war-damaged south.
- Salam arrived in Nabatieh on Friday with Interior Minister Ahmad al-Hajjar and security leaders.
- Salam said the crisis in southern Lebanon exceeds the capacity of the Lebanese state.
- Salam stated that state institutions are returning to work and stressed the need for full Israeli withdrawal and state-building.
- Salam laid the foundation stone to rebuild a civil defense building destroyed in an earlier Israeli airstrike.
- Salam said the war was imposed on Lebanon, not a choice, and that waiting for a comprehensive regional settlement is not an option.
- Salam announced from Nabatieh the launch of 23 tenders supporting the south, covering road repairs, shelter rehabilitation, and ambulances and medical equipment.



