Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam inspected the town of Zawtar al-Gharbiyah in southern Lebanon, at the head of a high-ranking official delegation that included Defense Minister Michel Mounssif, Chief of Staff Major General Hassan Auda, and Secretary General of the Supreme Defense Council Major General Mohammed Mustafa, along with officials from developmental and relief institutions.

This visit comes at a significant time following the entry of Lebanese Army units into Zawtar al-Gharbiyah yesterday (Tuesday), which was chosen to be the first of the 'experimental areas' for implementing the framework agreement and the field coordination mechanism. The army's entry and its assumption of security tasks and engineering surveys represent the first field test for the gradual Israeli withdrawal and the establishment of state sovereignty.

Salam affirmed from Zawtar that the army's deployment in this typical area represents a pivotal national and political moment that inaugurates the practical path for a full Israeli withdrawal. He explained that the government is committed to liberating all Lebanese territories and will continue to mobilize all its political and diplomatic efforts to achieve this.

The Prime Minister stressed that the state has immediately begun to harness all its capabilities to support the return of residents to their villages with dignity and safety, noting that military forces ensure the protection of returnees in parallel with opening roads, removing rubble, and working swiftly to rehabilitate water, electricity, and communication networks, as well as providing ready housing as transitional solutions.

Salam concluded by saying that restoring life to the southern areas and regaining stability there represents a practical commitment from the state to affirm Lebanon's sovereignty and the unity of its territories.