Voices from Lebanon —
Msgr. Essayan (Apostolic Vicar for the Latins) calls for an “immediate ceasefire.” “We are running out of time”
di M. Chiara BiagioniInterviewed by SIR, Monsignor César Essayan, Apostolic Vicar of Beirut for the Latins, comments on the situation in the country.…
Displaced people —
War in Lebanon: some 100,000 displaced people – Syrian and Lebanese – flee to Syria
di Daniele RocchiDuring the war in Syria that broke out in 2011, more than 1.5 million Syrians fled to the Land of…
Testimony —
Lebanon. Cardinal Raï (Maronite Patriarch): “Hassan Nasrallah’s assassination is a wound in the heart of the Lebanese people”
di Daniele RocchiThe Maronite Patriarch Card. Boutros Raï commented on the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah during Sunday Mass in the…
Israel-Lebanon: statement by EU and 11 States for immediate ceasefire and diplomatic action. Italy is also a signatory
Conflict —
Father Abboud (Caritas Lebanon): “We fear there could be victims and destruction also within the Christian communities”
di Patrizia CaiffaThe toll from Tuesday’s Israeli air strikes in Lebanon rose to at least 558 dead and 1,835 wounded. Fifty minors,…
Middle East —
Lebanon. Father Marwan, Maronite parish priest in Bouchrieh (Beirut): “The people are afraid. They fear an all-out destruction. Stop!”
di M. Chiara Biagioni“Widespread anxiety prevails. Everyday life is marked by fear, expecting the situation to change from one minute to the next,…
Testimonies —
Israel and Hezbollah. Msgr. Nahra (Patriarchal Vicar): “When the war in Gaza will end, so will the hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah”
di Daniele RocchiThe Israel-Hezbollah conflict is escalating with increasing intensity. More than 80 Israeli air strikes hit southern and eastern Lebanon early…
TESTIMONY —
Lebanon on the brink of collapse: political vacuum, economic chaos and the nightmare of war
di Massimo Angeli (*)Lebanon, the Land of the Cedars, is facing one of the most dramatic moments in its history. The war with…
ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT —
Death of Ismail Haniyeh. Bertolotti (Start Insight): “A win for Israel, a temporary setback for Hamas”
di Daniele RocchiThe political leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, was killed in an Israeli air strike in Tehran on Tuesday night. He…
MIDDLE EAST —
Lebanon. Fady Noun (Beirut): “Dramatic hours, the ground offensive on Gaza is the critical factor”
di M. Chiara Biagioni“These are dramatic hours” in Lebanon too. “The decisive question today is the attack on Gaza. If Israel launches a…
HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY —
Lebanon. Fr. Abboud (Caritas): “We live from day to day”
di Daniele RocchiThe situation in Lebanon, plagued by the most serious economic and political crisis of the past 30 years, is deteriorating…

