Lebanese PM Nawaf Salam warns against new war serving foreign interests

Israeli airstrikes and shelling hit southern Lebanon towns on Wednesday. PM Nawaf Salam warned against dragging Lebanon into a new war that serves foreign interests, stressing the decision on war must remain with state institutions.

Fears are growing in Lebanon of an expansion of the regional confrontation and its impact on the southern front, as Israeli attacks and military movements continue. Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam warned against dragging the country into a new confrontation that serves external interests, affirming his rejection of involving Lebanon in conflicts it cannot bear the consequences of. On the ground, Israeli occupation forces continued targeting several areas in southern Lebanon, where the outskirts of the town of Baraachit were subjected to artillery shelling, while warplanes carried out a raid on the outskirts of the town of Kafr Tibnit. Reports also indicated that the Israeli army burned homes in the town of Zawtar al-Sharqiya, and artillery shelling continued on the Wadi al-Hujayr and Wadi al-Saluqi areas.