Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe06:04 AM • July 23 2026 IDTStanding next to a Lebanese flag hurriedly stuck between a dismantled fence and a utility pole, with the demolished houses of the village of Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh in the background, Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam gave an improvised speech. The speech was somewhat halting, devoted to the "inauguration" of "a national moment carrying great political and morale-linked implications, since it represents the beginning of Israel's withdrawal from our land."In the NewsAre These the People Who Will Reverse the Damage Netanyahu Did to Israel?Ex-coalition MK: Lawmakers Were Ordered to Film Their Vote for PM Watchdog PickEven if Israel Ends Settler Violence, the Violence of the Occupation Will RemainEilat Resident Arrested on Suspicion of Murdering a Migrant Worker in JerusalemIn Two-month First, Oil Tops $100 a Barrel After Houthis Strike TankersRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Most Optimistic Israeli in Jerusalem Is Leaving the CountryAs Ground Invasion Looms, U.S. and Iran Want Wild-card Israel Out of the FightThe Original Ozempic Society of Ancient RomeBetween Messi and Milei: How Argentina Became Israel's Team at the World Cup'Choose Hope': Natalie Portman Backs Arab-Jewish Party Ahead of Israeli ElectionHélène Cixous: 'I Accept Israel's Existence, but I Don't Identify With It'