Prime Minister Nawaf Salam denounced what Israel is doing in Al-Mansouri, Zawtar Al-Sharqiya, Kafr Benit and other southern villages and towns, noting that its attacks constitute a serious violation of the principles and rules of international law and international humanitarian law. As for the bulldozing process, Salam said: As for justifying the bulldozing and destruction operations under the pretext of the presence of military installations, it is refuted by the nature of what is being targeted on the ground. He continued: The claim that villages and towns, with their homes, neighborhoods, government headquarters, public facilities, places of worship, and infrastructure, are entirely “military installations,” is a claim that is not consistent with any logic and cannot constitute a cover for their destruction, the displacement of their people, and the prevention of them from returning to them. Salam stressed that Lebanon's sovereignty, the security of its people, and the right of southerners to return to their land and rebuild their villages are not negotiable issues.