Christian communities in southern Lebanon have long tried to remain outside the region’s cycles of violence. But as the war along Israel’s northern border intensifies, those communities are increasingly finding themselves caught in the middle. In the border village of Qlayaa, a Catholic parish priest who chose to stay with his parishioners despite the fighting has been killed in an Israeli strike—an event that has shocked Lebanon’s Christians and reignited debate over the dangers facing villages along the front line. Our report looks at the life and final witness of Father Pierre Rahi, and the growing fears among Christians in southern Lebanon. ACI MENA's Romy Haber has more

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