Prime Minister Nawaf Salam wrote on X:

“One army for one people in one homeland. On its national day, we salute our proud army, honor the sacrifices of its soldiers and officers, and bow to the memory of its noble martyrs. The army is the emblem of our sovereignty, the symbol of our independence, and the steadfast guardian of our security.

There can be no salvation for Lebanon without serious efforts to confine arms solely to our national army, and no stability without the extension of the Lebanese state’s authority across all its territory, by its own forces, in accordance with the Taif Accord and the ministerial statement of our government.”