Tag: Hezbollah
“The situation is catastrophic” Lebanese Catholic charity workers say
As Lebanon plunged into the worst humanitarian crisis in decades, Catholics and other Christians continue their humanitarian outreach to help struggling Lebanese, Syrian refugees and migrant workers displaced by severe Israeli bombardments across the country, ongoing since late September, some of which have also injured Christians.
Bishop Tarabay: Pray for peace amid “painful cross” of Lebanon escalation
Maronite Bishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay has called on all faithful to pray for peace, as Israel began a “targeted ground operation” in southern Lebanon on 1 October, following airstrikes that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and other senior commanders in a Beirut bunker on 27 September.
“Catastrophic” situation faces Lebanon, says UN rep
Hezbollah's central headquarters in Beirut's southern suburbs were struck multiple times 27 September by Israeli missiles, shaking the Lebanese capital. The next day Iran-backed Hezbollah confirmed the military organisation's leader Hassan Nasrallah died in the strike.
Churches shelter people escaping violence as death toll from Israeli attacks...
Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon meant to target Hezbollah militants have led to over 550 deaths, including 50 children and 94 women, the Lebanese Health Ministry said.
Lebanese cardinal decries attacks he calls “devoid of humanity”
Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Rai expressed "profound sorrow" over the "devastating toll" of Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon, the country’s state news agency NNA reported 22 September.
Lebanese cardinal condemns pager attacks as second wave terrorises the country
Catholic Church leaders in the Middle East condemned a second wave of explosions of hand-held devices across Lebanon and in the capital, Beirut, apparently targeting the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group.
