- Title: Worshippers in southern Lebanon's Qlayaa celebrate Palm Sunday
- Date: 29th March 2026
- Summary: QLAYAA, LEBANON (MARCH 29, 2026) (REUTERS) BUILDING OF SAINT GEORGE CHURCH BEFORE PALM SUNDAY MASS / AUDIO OF BELLS RINGING RESIDENTS OF LEBANON'S QLAYAA HEADING TO SAINT GEORGES CHURCH FOR PALM SUNDAY MASS PEOPLE ENTERING CHURCH (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) QLAYAA RESIDENT, ANTOINE SAEED, SAYING: "Today is Palm Sunday, a holiday for both young and old, for all believers. It come
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- Keywords: Crisis Israel Lebanon Palm Sunday Qlayaa
- Location: QLAYAA, LEBANON
- City: QLAYAA, LEBANON
- Country: Lebanon
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Middle East
- Reuters ID: LVA001839429032026RP1
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- Story Text: Christians in the Lebanese village of Qlayaa marked Palm Sunday (March 29) with a mass at Saint Georges Church, despite the ongoing conflict with Israel in the country’s south.
Palm Sunday marks the day Christians believe Jesus entered Jerusalem and was welcomed by crowds waving palm branches, which later became a symbol of faith.
Last week, Israel has said it will seize a chunk of southern Lebanon to create a "buffer zone" against Hezbollah militants, stoking fears among Lebanese of Israeli military occupation that could deepen instability and stoke further displacement.
Israel's troops are clashing with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon and its warplanes have heavily bombed the south, the east and the capital Beirut. More than 1 million people have been displaced and more than 1,000 have been killed, including more than 120 children, 80 women and 40 medics, Lebanon's health ministry says. It does not otherwise distinguish between civilians and militants.
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