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Lebanon PM says Beirut working for ‘complete Israeli withdrawal’

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam places a national flag along a damaged street in the southern village of Zawtar Al-Gharbiya on July 22, 2026, after the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the area. (Lebanese Prime Minister’s Press Office/AFP)

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AFP

July 22, 2026 07:10

Lebanon PM says Beirut working for ‘complete Israeli withdrawal’

Zawtar Al-Gharbiya is one of several “pilot zones” intended to demonstrate that the Lebanese army can remove and disarm Hezbollah

Updated 8 min 49 sec ago

AFP

July 22, 2026 07:10

ZAWTAR AL-GHARBIYAH, Lebanon: Beirut is working toward a “complete Israeli withdrawal” from areas it occupies, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Wednesday on a visit to a village where Lebanon’s army recently deployed.
“We will continue mobilizing our political and diplomatic efforts to secure a complete Israeli withdrawal from the south,” he said in Zawtar Al-Gharbiya, one of several “pilot zones” intended to demonstrate that the Lebanese army can remove and disarm Hezbollah as part of a Washington-sponsored deal with Israel.