Lebanon's new prime minister, Nawaf Salam, called Tuesday for “serious” work to implement all points of the cessation of hostilities with Israel and acknowledged that post-war reconstruction will be one of the main challenges he will face during his term.

Lebanon's newly elected President Joseph Aoun on Monday summoned Nawaf Salam, the Lebanese president of the International Court of Justice, to designate him as the country's new prime minister. A local media tally had earlier said that Salam had the backing of more than half the country's lawmakers.