Beirut, Lebanon, March 6, 2026 (AFP) - In south Lebanon, a few villages defy Israel's evacuation orders

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2026-03-06

In the basement of a church in Alma al-Shaab, a Lebanese village near the border with Israel, dozens of residents gathered amidst the sound of Israeli bombing, defying the Israeli army's order to flee. "It is our right to preserve and remain in our land," town mayor Shadi Sayah told AFP over the phone. "We are pacifists... a danger to no one," he added, as the sound of strikes got closer. Following the start of a new war between Israel and Iran-b......

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