Lebanese Christian mayor rejects Netanyahu annexation claim

Lebanese Christian mayor rejects Netanyahu annexation claim The mayor of Rmeish, a majority Christian town in Lebanon’s Bint Jbeil district, has rejected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim that some Christian villages had asked Israel to annex them for protection from Hezbollah. Lebanon’s National News Agency quoted Hanna al-Amil as saying the claim was “completely false”, adding that no towns in southern Lebanon had made such a request. Al-Amil said even considering such a move was “completely out o

Localisation: Bint Jbeil, Lebanon, Middle East
Source: Middle East Eye
Categorie: politics
Date: Sun, 05 Jul 2026 23:02:56 +0100