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The priest was working in a Christian village that did not want to take part in the conflict and did not follow Israeli evacuation orders.
A Maronite priest died today in Qlayaa, a Christian village in southern Lebanon, struck by the Israeli artillery. He had chosen to stay with his community despite the evacuation order, while military action on the front of the conflict between the Jewish State and Hezbollah intensified.
People! Our final decision is that we will not leave the village, no matter how many threats we receive. We confirm that we are a peaceful group, we do not have military activities or military installations." These are the last words we have recorded from the parish priest of Kleya, Pierre Al-Rahi, insisting that he would not leave his village for war, insisting that he would stay with his parishioners in spite of everything.And that is still fa…
Israeli tank fire kills priest in south Lebanon's Qlayaa
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 […] The post Israeli tank fire kills priest in south Lebanon’s Qlayaa appeared first on Insider Paper.
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