Ain Ebel, Lebanon, March 16, 2026 (AFP) - South Lebanon's Christian towns insist they are not part of Israel-Hezbollah war

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In southern Lebanon's Ain Ebel, close to the border with Israel, Suad Jallad holds a poster of her son, killed by Israel last week, saying she would rather be buried next to him than leave. Ain Ebel, a village filled with red-riled roofs and surrounded by olive groves, is one of few Christian villages in the Bint Jbeil district whose residents refuse to evacuate, insisting they are not a party to the war between Israel and Hezbollah. "We live in......

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