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Lebanon is facing renewed instability as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah continues. <\/p>\n

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By Nathan Morley<\/b><\/p>\n

Lebanon, home to the largest Christian population in the Middle East, is facing renewed instability as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah continues.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, the United Nations began its largest drawdown of peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, citing budget cuts and a decision to extend the UNIFIL mandate for only one year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Listen to Nathan Morley’s report <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

The force says Israel has violated the ceasefire more than 10,000 times since it was signed in November 2024, with more than 300 people killed.<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, Israeli warplanes struck Beirut\u2019s southern suburbs, killing a senior Hezbollah commander.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Under the truce, Israel was supposed to withdraw from southern Lebanon in January, but the army only partially pulled out and continues to hold five border outposts.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lebanese officials say the agreement exists largely in name, with more than 5,000 violations by land, air and sea reported in the past year.<\/p>\n

Lebanon, which also hosts about 1 million Syrian and Palestinian refugees, is struggling with a deep economic crisis that began in 2019, leaving the country mired in inflation, poverty and political paralysis.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Dicastery for Communication – Vatican News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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