Beirut, Lebanon, March 9, 2026 (AFP) - Israeli tank fire kills priest in south Lebanon's Qlayaa

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2026-03-09
A south Lebanon parish lost its priest on Monday when Father Pierre al-Rai of Al-Qlayaa died of wounds sustained from Israeli tank fire, according to state media and a medical source. The border village had not previously been caught up in the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel. The National News Agency (NNA) reported that a house in the Christian town was "hit twice in succession by artillery shelling from a hostile Merkava tank" on Monday. T......
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