Lebanon prime minister warns of vacuum in south as UNIFIL mandate ends
- On Friday, Prime Minister Salam addressed the United Nations General Assembly, confirming his government is negotiating with Israel, mediated by President Donald Trump, "to end the war and restore Lebanon's sovereignty."
- A June US-brokered framework agreement outlines gradual Israeli withdrawal and deployment of the Lebanese army, though Salam emphasized success requires clear timetables and verification mechanisms to ensure implementation.
- Israeli attacks have killed at least 4,386 people and wounded 12,407 since March 2, while reporter Zeina Khodr noted Israeli forces occupy more than 60 towns, systematically demolishing homes.
- Salam pledged to oversee the disarmament of Hezbollah in exchange for Israel's full withdrawal, asserting "weapons must be exclusively in the hands of the state."
- Security Council resolution 2790 mandates the end of UNIFIL operations by the end of this year, raising concerns about a power vacuum unless a new international force continues monitoring work.
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Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam stressed the importance of restricting arms and the decision on war and peace to the State and its constitutional institutions, stressing that Lebanon ' s future cannot be decided on its behalf, and that its security and stability cannot be a price for settlements to be concluded in its absence.
"What we want to stress here and today is the need to avoid the vacuum that could be created by the withdrawal of the Finul," said Nawaf Salam to the UN General Assembly.
Lebanese PM demands Israeli withdrawal, calling for state control over weapons
In his UN address, which followed an offer by Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in a truce that would include Lebanon, Nawaf Salam said that 'No one speaks on behalf of Lebanon, and no one negotiates for it, except the Lebanese state'
Nawaf Salam, Prime Minister of Lebanon, also called for Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon The post Prime Minister Salam calls for new international force after UN force leaves southern Lebanon appeared first on in.gr.
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