Beirut, Aug. 15 -- Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and President Joseph Aoun on Saturday condemned Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon, while Qatar denounced "escalating violence" by Israeli settlers in the West Bank.

Salam condemned the Israeli escalation in Nabatieh, Ansar, Deir Zehrani, and neighbouring villages, saying the strikes were undermining efforts to stabilise the situation in southern Lebanon.

In a post on X, Salam said,"The Israeli escalation that the city of Nabatieh, the town of Ansar, Deir Zehrani, and the neighboring villages have been witnessing since dawn today, accompanied by intensive airstrikes and shelling and the intimidation of residents in their homes, is a matter of utmost gravity and undermines efforts t...