Lebanese PM Salam slams Hezbollah rocket fire: 'Every rocket causes 10,000 displaced' — won't abandon disarmament

Lebanese PM Nawaf Salam spoke on Saudi channel Al-Hadath on Day 23. ON HEZBOLLAH: 'Every rocket fired by Hezbollah had led to 10,000 displaced people in Lebanon due to Israel's retaliatory strikes.' Hezbollah's fire 'led to heavy damage in Lebanon and undermined the government's credibility.' The government will not give up efforts toward disarmament. ON BRIDGE DESTRUCTION: Criticised Israel's destruction of Litani bridges, calling it a 'disaster' that severs Lebanon from its southern region. ON THE WAR: 'The current war with Israel was imposed on Lebanon and the country has not chosen it.' SIGNIFICANCE: This is the strongest public rebuke of Hezbollah by the Lebanese government since the war began. Salam's explicit criticism — blaming Hezbollah rocket fire for Lebanese displacement — creates political space for disarmament diplomacy but also highlights the government's limited ability to control Hezbollah's actions. Combined with Hezbollah's diplomatic condition (Lebanon deal only as part of Iran war settlement), a standalone Lebanon ceasefire remains politically very difficult.