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Lebanon PM condemns Israel's 'scorched-earth policy' as fresh strikes hit south

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · · 586 words
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Lebanon PM condemns Israel's 'scorched-earth policy' as fresh strikes hit south Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam accused Israel in a televised address on Saturday of pursuing a “scorched-earth policy” following new Israeli strikes in the south of the…

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What happened

Lebanon PM condemns Israel's 'scorched-earth policy' as fresh strikes hit south Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam accused Israel in a televised address on Saturday of pursuing a “scorched-earth policy” following new Israeli strikes in the south of the…

Why it matters

A ceasefire between Israel and Tehran-backed Hezbollah officially took effect on April 17 but has not been observed.

Common ground

Lebanon's prime minister accused Israel on Saturday of pursuing a "scorched-earth policy" in his country's south, urging a halt to the fighting as Israel carried out fresh air strikes and issued evacuation warnings for more than a dozen locations.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Lebanon's state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported several Israeli attacks in the south Saturday”
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France24, Al Jazeera, and other web results confirm that Lebanon's state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported Israeli attacks in the south on Saturday.
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web search NEUTRAL — Lebanon reported Israeli strikes on the country's south on Saturday as the Israeli army issued evacuation warnings for more than 20 locations including the city of Nabatieh ahead of raids there.
https://www.rfi.fr/en/international/20260613-lebanon-reports…
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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli air raids on the Al-Baqbouq area, north of the city of Tyre, killed at least five people and wounded two others on Saturday, reported Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA).
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/23/israel-attacks-sout…
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web search NEUTRAL — Lebanon's state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported strikes on more than two dozen villages on Saturday, including one more than 50 kilometres (30 miles) from the border.
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/05/israel-strikes-…
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Claim 2: “Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his forces had advanced deeper into Lebanon”
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Reported by France24 and corroborated by multiple web search results stating Netanyahu announced forces had pushed deeper into Lebanon.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 October 2024, during the 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon, Lebanese militant group Hezbollah conducted a drone attack on the private residence of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Cae…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_drone_attack_on_Benjamin_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Israeli government has been involved in assisting or empowering the Palestinian political and military organization Hamas at various points in its history. This support continued during and in sp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_support_for_Hamas
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2 March 2026, a war has been ongoing in Lebanon between Israel and the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah, with Israel invading parts of Lebanon. It is a resumption of major fighting in the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war
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Claim 3: “Netanyahu announced on Friday that Israeli forces had advanced beyond the Litani River”
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Claim 4: “the group said it was confronting Israeli forces around the outskirts of the towns of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah, Yohmor al-Shaqif and Dibbine”
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No evidence was found in the provided cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia results to confirm clashes in Zawtar al-Sharqiyah, Yohmor al-Shaqif, and Dibbine.
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Claim 5: “A ceasefire between Israel and Tehran-backed Hezbollah officially took effect on April 17”
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Multiple independent news sources (France24 and Deutsche Welle) explicitly state that a ceasefire officially took effect on April 17.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2 March 2026, a war has been ongoing in Lebanon between Israel and the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah, with Israel invading parts of Lebanon. It is a resumption of major fighting in the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An ongoing conflict between the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israel began on 8 October 2023, when Hezbollah launched rockets and artillery at Israeli positions following Hamas's October 7 att…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah–Israel_conflict_(202…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the Israel–Hezbollah conflict covers the period from 27 November 2024, when the 2024 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire agreement was signed, to 26 February 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Israel–Hezboll…
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Claim 6: “Hezbollah said it launched multiple attacks targeting northern Israel Saturday”
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Web search results confirm that Hezbollah claimed to have launched multiple attacks targeting northern Israel on Saturday, including Kiryat Shmona.
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 14, 2025 · Hezbollah is a Shia Muslim political and military group in Lebanon which has been involved in a series of violent conflicts with Israel. It has strong backing from Iran and opposes Isra…
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67307858
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web search NEUTRAL — Hezbollah also played a prominent role in the 2006 Lebanon War and later became involved in the Syrian civil war, where it fought alongside the Syrian government against rebel forces. [83] In 2009, He…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · Hezbollah is a militant group and political party that emerged in Lebanon following the Israeli invasion of that country in 1982. The group gained prestige after a 34-day war with Israel …
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hezbollah
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Claim 7: “military delegations from both countries held security talks in Washington on Friday”
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France24 and multiple web search results (including Naharnet) confirm that military delegations from Israel and Lebanon held security talks in Washington on Friday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the so…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An ongoing conflict between the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israel began on 8 October 2023, when Hezbollah launched rockets and artillery at Israeli positions following Hamas's October 7 att…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah–Israel_conflict_(202…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2 March 2026, a war has been ongoing in Lebanon between Israel and the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah, with Israel invading parts of Lebanon. It is a resumption of major fighting in the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war
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Claim 8: “The Israeli military told AFP that more than 20 rockets and drones were launched from Lebanon on Saturday”
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Claim 9: “Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam accused Israel in a televised address on Saturday of pursuing a “scorched-earth policy””
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The claim is reported by France24 and corroborated by a web search result from a news source discussing the 'scorched-earth policy' quote. Wikipedia confirms Nawaf Salam is the Prime Minister of Lebanon as of February 2025.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The new government of Lebanon was formed on 8 February 2025 after the election of former ICJ president Nawaf Salam as prime minister of Lebanon on 13 January. Salam's cabinet succeeded Najib Mikati's …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_Nawaf_Salam
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nawaf Abdallah Salim Salam (Arabic: نوّاف عبد الله سليم سلام; born 15 December 1953) is a Lebanese politician, diplomat, jurist and academic who has been serving as the 53rd prime minister of Lebanon …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nawaf_Salam
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The prime minister of Lebanon (French: Premier ministre; Arabic: رئيس الحكومة, romanized: Ra'īs al-Ḥukūma) is the head of government of Lebanon. By convention, the office holder is always a Sunni Musl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Lebanon
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Claim 10: “The Israeli military issued fresh evacuation warnings covering villages near Nabatieh and others in the east of the country”
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France24 and multiple web search results confirm that the Israeli military issued evacuation warnings for villages near Nabatieh and in the east of the country.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Israeli army on Saturday issued evacuation warnings for the southern city of Nabatieh and more than 20 other locations across Lebanon as strikes were reported in the country's south and east.
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260613-lebanon-rep…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Israeli military’s evacuation warnings for Saturday included some villages near Nabatieh and some in the east of the country. Also on Saturday, Hezbollah said it fired rockets at the northern Isra…
https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/05/30/le…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Israeli military issued fresh evacuation warnings covering villages near Nabatieh and others in the east of the country. Hezbollah said it launched multiple attacks targeting northern Israel Satur…
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/596879/israel-pursuing-scor…
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Claim 11: “Israel carried out fresh air strikes and issued evacuation warnings for more than a dozen locations”
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France24 and other web search results confirm that Israel issued evacuation warnings for Nabatieh and more than 20 other locations, with strikes reported in the south and east.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Israeli army on Saturday issued evacuation warnings for the southern city of Nabatieh and more than 20 other locations across Lebanon as strikes were reported in the country's south and east.
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260613-lebanon-rep…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Israeli army struck and bombed overnight into Tuesday several towns and villages in south Lebanon after it issued an evacuation warning for more than 40 southern Lebanese towns.
https://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/319380-israel-strikes-so…
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web search NEUTRAL — Israel issues new evacuation warnings in south Lebanon beyond occupied area.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/May/19/israel-mi…
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Claim 12: “Hezbollah said it attacked Israel in retaliation for the death of Iran's supreme leader in US-Israeli strikes when the war erupted on February 28”
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Claim 13: “the Lebanese military said two of its soldiers "were seriously wounded ... by a hostile Israeli drone" near the southern city of Nabatieh”
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Multiple web search results confirm the Lebanese military statement that two soldiers were seriously wounded by a hostile Israeli drone near Nabatieh (specifically in the town of Ebba).
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web search NEUTRAL — Israel’s military has advanced beyond Lebanon’s Litani River for the first time since 2006.In a statement, Lebanon’s military said that “two soldiers were seriously wounded as a result of being target…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/30/israeli-soldiers-re…
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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli attacks targeted several towns across southern Lebanon, including areas near Nabatieh and Saida, while emergency responders assessed damage and treated those wounded in the raids.
https://staging-en.almayadeen.net/news/politics/southern-leb…
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web search NEUTRAL — Two soldiers from the Lebanese Army were seriously wounded after an Israeli drone targeted their vehicle on the main road in the town of Ebba, in the Nabatieh district of South Lebanon.
https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/lebanon-news/936276/two-lebanes…
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Claim 14: “The Lebanese health ministry says that Israeli attacks have killed more than 3,371 people since March 2”
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