Lebanon must be kept out of Hamas-Israel war, patriarch says
Monday, 6 November 2023 Lebanon's top Christian cleric has called on state officials to protect the country from the ongoing war between Hamas and Israel. The Hezbollah group, backed by Iran, has been engaged in clashes with Israeli forces at the border. The cleric urged the application of a 2006 UN Security Council resolution that called for a ceasefire. He also called on Lebanon to support the Palestinian cause through political and diplomatic means. Hezbollah's leader has stated that the escalation in Lebanon will depend on events in Gaza and Israeli actions towards Lebanon.
Amidst the Israel-Gaza war, Hezbollah leader Nasrallah has come out in support of Palestinian militants, praising attacks on Israeli civilians. In an escalatory move, Lebanon fired missiles into Israel, escalating tensions. Israel faces challenges, and geopolitical tensions...
The war between Hamas and Israel is stirring survivors’ worst memories of the 1982 Sabra and Shatila massacre in Lebanon. Nicole Di Ilio reports from the Shatila refugee camp in Beirut.
Displaced Lebanese take refuge in a hotel turned into a shelter by the Hasbaya munic ipality in southern Lebanon near the border with Israel, as the crisis-hit country struggles to prepare for a..
Monday, 6 November 2023
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