Washington 23 April 2026 #1

23 April 2026

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam stated that Lebanon could not “live with a so-called buffer zone… an Israeli where presence where Lebanese displaced people are not allowed to return, where destroyed villages and towns cannot be rebuilt”. He added, ahead of U.S.-convened talks with Israel, that Washington’s “role was critical in reaching the ceasefire, and we hope they will continue exercising their leverage over Israel”.