Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has urged the army to quickly identify and arrest those who carried out rocket fire towards Israel, which responded by striking south Beirut for the first time since November. Salam contacted the army chief “and asked him to act quickly to undertake the necessary investigations to uncover those behind the irresponsible rocket fire that threatens Lebanon’s stability and security”, according to a statement from his office, urging “intensified efforts” to arrest the perpetrators.

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