Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam pledged during a visit to the border region on Saturday, his first since the army announced the disarmament of Hezbollah there, to begin the reconstruction of destroyed villages, including completing projects to rehabilitate roads, communications, and water networks.
Published on: 02/07/2026 - 20:11
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Saturday that the reconstruction of destroyed villages in the south of the country will begin.
These statements came during Salam's tour to the border region, his first since the Lebanese army announced the completion of Hezbollah's disarmament there.
Large areas of southern Lebanon are still completely destroyed, and its residents are unable to return to them and the authorities are unable to rebuild them, more than a year after the ceasefire agreement that ended a devastating war between Tel Aviv and Hezbollah in November 2024.
As part of his tour, Salam visited the town of Tayr Harfa, which is three kilometers from the Israeli border, and said from there that "these towns were subjected to a real catastrophe." He pledged that the authorities would begin projects to rehabilitate roads, communications and water networks in two border towns.
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On the occasion, residents gathered around the rubble of buildings and homes to greet them with other officials in the town of Dhahira, some of whom carried Lebanese flags.
Salam announced from the city of Bint Jbeil during a press conference, accompanied by local officials and representatives from Hezbollah and its ally, the Amal Movement, that the authorities had secured, as a first stage, sufficient sums to “rehabilitate 32 kilometers of roads, connect the broken communications network, and restore the water infrastructure” and the electricity network in the region.
Last year, the World Bank approved a loan worth $250 million to support reconstruction in Lebanon after the war, while estimating the cost of reconstruction in the country at about $11 billion. Salam said that some rehabilitation projects will be financed from this loan.
Lebanon accuses Israel of seeking to prevent reconstruction in the devastated areas in the south, especially with its continuous bombing of vehicles used in construction.
On the other hand, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot from Lebanon indicated on Friday that "the basic condition for the flow of international financing is to reform the banking system," praising the government's "courage" and its efforts in this regard.
On Saturday, Barrow met with Lebanese Army Commander Rudolph Heikal, where they discussed “the necessary requirements to enhance the army’s capabilities,” according to an army statement.
France 24/AFP
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