Salam: Lebanon can only reclaim Liberation Day after full Israeli withdrawal
5/25/2026 1:02:32 PM
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Lebanon will only "truly reclaim" the Liberation and Resistance Day holiday once Israel fully withdraws from Lebanese territory and displaced residents can safely return home.
In a post on X marking the occasion, Salam called for the day to serve as "a moment of solidarity with the families of martyrs, the wounded, prisoners, the displaced, and our steadfast people in the south and frontline villages."
"The holiday will only be restored," he wrote, "on the day of Israel’s complete withdrawal from our land and the return of our people to it in safety and dignity."
In a post on X marking the occasion, Salam called for the day to serve as "a moment of solidarity with the families of martyrs, the wounded, prisoners, the displaced, and our steadfast people in the south and frontline villages."
"The holiday will only be restored," he wrote, "on the day of Israel’s complete withdrawal from our land and the return of our people to it in safety and dignity."