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Lebanese priest Pierre al-Rai killed in Israeli strike after refusing to leave
- Lebanese Maronite priest Pierre al-Rai was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the southern village of Qlaiaa after refusing evacuation orders and staying with his parishioners.
- The Israeli army targeted Qlaiaa following sightings of Hezbollah militants infiltrating the Christian town, leading to strikes that caused injuries and damage.
- Father Pierre al-Rai publicly opposed armed militants in his village and urged peaceful resistance, affirming the community's will to remain despite evacuation orders.
- The attack wounded residents, killed another Christian farmer, and prompted calls from Christian villagers for Lebanese Army deployment to protect their communities and lands.
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Maronite parish priest of San Giorgio in Qlayaa, Lebanon, he was wounded in an attack after intervening to rescue a wounded man. Shot seriously in a leg, he died in hospital
Israeli attacks kill priest and journalist... civilian casualties spread in Lebanon and Gaza. Pope Leo XIV expresses sorrow for the innocent victims. Israel's massive airstrikes on Lebanon and Palestine are causing widespread civilian casualties. A Catholic priest was killed in Lebanon, and a journalist was killed in the Gaza Strip.
The Maronite parish priest of Qlayaa, in Lebanon, Father Pierre Al-Rahi died at the age of 50 during a bombing. Father Toufic Bou Merhi, Franciscan of the Custody of the Holy Land, parish priest of the Latins in Tyre and Deirmimas, reportedly told the Vatican media. According to reports, a first attack had struck a house in his area, in the mountains of the south of the country. The priest had then directed to rescue a wounded parishioner, but a…
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