Lebanese Interior Minister Says State Will Reassert Authority in South

Lebanese Interior Minister Ahmad al-Hajjar said Friday that the state would return to all areas of southern Lebanon, affirming its commitment to reasserting authority across the region.

“The south is at the heart of the state,” al-Hajjar said, underscoring the region’s place within Lebanon.

The minister framed the state’s return as extending throughout the south, rather than being limited to parts of the region.

His remarks offered an assurance of the state’s commitment, but the brief statement provided no timetable or details on how that return would be carried out.