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METULA, Israel’s northern border – With Israel’s war against Hamas in its sixth month, fighting against the Iranian-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon continues to develop. In the border town of Metula, life is becoming increasingly untenable for the few who remain there. Metula is Israel’s northernmost town, sitting only about 50 feet from the border with Lebanon. Since … Read more
JERUSALEM, Israel – Nearly five months into the war in Gaza, fighting in the north is ramping up while Israeli troops find more tunnels in Gaza. It’s also municipal election day in Israel after voting was postponed due to the war. Dozens of rockets were fired at Mt. Meron in northern Israel Tuesday morning. It’s believed … Read more
Deep in the capital of Lebanon, thousands of Christians recently gathered together to praise Jesus in a first-of-its-kind, one-night worship experience that organizers say became “a beacon of hope and joy” for the Middle East. “Beirut 2024” was an ecumenical musical event that brought together believers from different Christian faith traditions to worship God and … Read more
Tearfund’s church partners are helping to meet people’s needs in Lebanon. (Photo: MERATH/Tearfund) Christian Today speaks to Ali Wood, Tearfund’s country director for Lebanon, about how Christians are responding to the many challenges affecting the crisis-hit country. Lebanon has been struggling with a political and economic crisis, in addition to the long recovery after the 2020 … Read more
JERUSALEM, Israel – As the war with Hamas in Gaza rages with little sign of ending soon, fighting along Israel’s northern border is intensifying. Israel says Hezbollah is trying to draw the military into another conflict along the border with Lebanon and Syria, and Iran is backing all three of Israel’s foes, including the Houthis in Yemen. … Read more
JERUSALEM, Israel – Now in the third month of the war, the Israeli Defense Forces continue to advance throughout the Gaza Strip, and Israeli leaders now see signs that Hamas’s support is crumbling. On Monday night, Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Hamas is near a breaking point in northern Gaza, marking a significant turnaround from … Read more
(Photo: Unsplash/Charbel Karam) Christian charity Help The Persecuted is providing assistance to refugees fleeing the Israel-Gaza war to Lebanon. Lebanon borders with northern Israel and Syria, and many have sought refuge there despite the country being in the grip of an economic crisis. Help the Persecuted said that Christian families have crossed the border into … Read more
(Photo: Unsplash/Levi Meir Clancy) A “mass exodus” of “desperate” Christians from Syria and Lebanon is threatening the future presence of the faith in the two countries, a church leader has warned. The 2023 Religious Freedom in the World Report by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) shows how the Christian population in Syria fell … Read more
JERUSALEM, Israel – Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant warned Monday that Iran has built an air base in Lebanon, just 12 miles from the Israel-Lebanon border. Using satellite photos at a counter-terrorism conference, Gallant identified the terror base at Kilat Jabar where Iranian flags fly on the runway saying, “The land is Lebanese, the control is Iranian, the target … Read more