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Nawaf Salam

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Lebanese Prime Minister who accused Israel of war crimes regarding the targeting of journalists.

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"Targeting journalists, obstructing access to them by relief teams, and even targeting their locations again after these teams arrive constitutes described war crimes."
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"Targeting journalists, obstructing access to them by relief teams, and even targeting their locations again after these teams arrive constitutes described war crimes."
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"Israel's targeting of media workers in the south while they carry out their professional duties is no longer isolated incidents, but has become an established approach that we condemn and reject, as do all international laws and conventions."
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"Lebanon will spare no effort in pursuing these crimes before the competent international forums."
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"Targeting journalists, obstructing access to them by relief teams, and even targeting their locations again after these teams arrive constitutes described war crimes."
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"Targeting journalists and obstructing the access of rescue teams to them, and then the renewed targeting of those teams after they’d arrived, constitute described war crimes."
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"Lebanon remained 'far' from diplomatic normalisation with Israel and that the talks were focused on 'defusing tension.'"
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"'we will redouble our efforts' through the Washington negotiations 'to secure a full Israeli withdrawal.'"
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"I reiterate that we will not accept anyone dragging the country into adventures that threaten its security and unity."
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"irresponsible"
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"Lebanon will ban Hezbollah's military activities."
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"Lebanon faces a dangerous and trying moment. Our country has been drawn into a devastating war that we did not seek and did not choose."
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"Our country has been drawn into a devastating war that we did not seek and did not choose."
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"The attack is a 'flagrant violation of international humanitarian law and a clear breach of the rules that guarantee the protection of journalists in times of war.'"
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"Lebanon has become a victim of a war whose outcome and end date no one can predict."
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"expressed optimism in de-escalation hours after Tehran and Washington struck a ceasefire deal."
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"Iran has been running the military campaign that Hezbollah has launched in southern Lebanon."
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"Israel must halt this escalation."
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