NNA – Prime Minister Nawaf Salam wrote on the „X“ platform: „Today‘s attack on Beirut‘s southern suburbs necessitates uniting all efforts behind the state and its institutions.“

He added, „Protecting the Lebanese people and preventing the country from sliding into dangerous territory is the government‘s priority at this critical juncture.“

Salam pledged that „the government will continue to work through all political and diplomatic means with brotherly and friendly nations to protect the Lebanese people, prevent any open escalation, ensure a halt to Israeli aggression and its withdrawal from our land, and secure the return of our prisoners.‘