Beirut: Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam condemned on Thursday the incursion by Israeli occupation forces into the southern town of Blida, highlighting the direct targeting of a municipal employee as an assault on national sovereignty.
According to Kuwait News Agency, Salam described the incident as a "flagrant violation of Lebanese institutions and sovereignty." He expressed unwavering solidarity with the residents of Southern Lebanon, acknowledging their daily struggles for their rightful claim to live safely and with dignity under the Lebanese state's sovereignty. The Prime Minister emphasized Lebanon's ongoing efforts to urge the United Nations and the signatories of the ceasefire agreement to address these repeated violations and to secure the full withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces from Lebanese territory.
Earlier reports from Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health confirmed the death of one individual following the Israeli forces' early morning incursion and subsequent gunfire in Blida.