Lebanon Civilian Deaths Expose Escalation Risk as Salam Insists Only State Can Control Armed Groups
An Israeli strike on a residential building in Deir al‑Zahrani killed at least four people as Lebanon’s health ministry reports 11 dead nationwide since the morning. Hours later, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam warned that only the Lebanese state can deal with armed structures on its soil and demanded an end to Israeli attacks on civilians, underscoring how quickly local deaths could widen into a larger confrontation.
An Israeli airstrike that leveled a residential building in southern Lebanon on Saturday has pushed the country closer to a dangerous edge, as Prime Minister Nawaf Salam insisted that only the state has the authority to handle armed groups on its territory and called for an immediate halt to Israeli attacks on civilians. Lebanon’s Ministry of Health said four people were killed and five wounded in the strike on the village of Deir al‑Zahrani, a community in the country’s south long entangled in the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. The ministry added that the total number of people killed in Lebanon since the morning had reached 11, without immediately specifying…
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