Christians in Lebanon try to stay put amid Israel's invasion

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Jawad Rizkallah

Published April 3, 2026 at 10:06 AM HST

Some Christian villages are besieged as Lebanon's army pulls out of an area where Israel is battling Shia Muslim Hezbollah militants.

Lauren Frayer

Lauren Frayer covers India for NPR News. In June 2018, she opened a new NPR bureau in India's biggest city, its financial center, and the heart of Bollywood—Mumbai.

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