Lebanon PM says working to end Israel-Hezbollah war

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said he is working to stop the war between Israel and Hezbollah and secure the withdrawal of Israeli force.

“We will continue to work to stop this war, to ensure the Israeli withdrawal from all our lands, the return of all the prisoners, to rebuild our destroyed villages and towns, and the safe return of the displaced,” Salam said in a speech on the eve of the anniversary of the start of Lebanon’s 1975–1990 civil war.

“We are continuing our efforts… to negotiate to stop the war,” he added in the televised address ahead of planned talks on Tuesday in Washington between Lebanese, Israeli and US officials.