US EditionMelkite Catholic bishops express concern over Israeli demolitions in southern Lebanon
The bishops said the destruction of homes and church property has displaced residents and damaged a key religious site, while Israel denied demolishing the convent.
- On Monday, The Council of Melkite Greek Catholic Bishops in Lebanon urged the United Nations to protect religious sites, expressing deep concern over Israeli demolitions in Yaroun that allegedly destroyed a convent.
- Contradicting military claims, community leader Adib Ajaka and church officials allege troops bulldozed the convent, while The Israeli military stated Saturday it avoids targeting religious sites and claimed the damaged building was not a church.
- Condemning the "deliberate act of destruction of a place of worship," L Oeuvre d Orient argued these demolitions systematically aim to prevent the return of civilian populations to Lebanon.
- Amid the ongoing Israel-Hezbollah war, The Health Ministry in Lebanon reported Monday that 2,696 people have been killed and 8,264 wounded, as Israel captured dozens of towns during its ground invasion.
- Ambassador Michel Issa said Monday a potential meeting between President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington should not be seen as a concession, though no date has been set.
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Melkite Catholic bishops express concern over Israeli demolitions in southern Lebanon
A branch of the Catholic church has expressed concern over reports that Israel is demolishing civilian and religious buildings in southern Lebanon.
Beirut. Israel’s army acknowledged yesterday that it damaged part of the infrastructure of a Catholic convent of the Salvatorian Sisters in Yaroun, southern Lebanon, but denied having “moved” it, justifying that the attack on the religious space responded to the offensive directed against Hezbollah (backed by Iran), which it claimed used the complex as a base to launch rockets.
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