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re: IDF Merkava tank double taps Catholic priest in Maronite village in southern Lebanon.

Posted on 3/22/26 at 5:03 pm to
Posted by the808bass
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Posted on 3/22/26 at 5:03 pm to
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They’ve been begging the Lebanese army to rescue them for years


But you haven’t posted those articles.
Posted by The Baker
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Posted on 3/22/26 at 5:11 pm to
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But you haven’t posted those articles.

You’re welcome to. This war crime is equally newsworthy
Posted by TulsaSooner78
Member since Aug 2025
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Posted on 3/22/26 at 5:17 pm to
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The sooner good people point out the bad guys, the sooner we will be rid of the IRGC scum and their minions.


What does the IRGC have to do with a Catholic priest in Lebanon?
Posted by dalefla
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Posted on 3/22/26 at 5:46 pm to
Well, he was probably helping Lebanon like Vatican helped Hitler. Just saying.
Posted by FlySaint
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Posted on 3/22/26 at 5:52 pm to
If you hang around with Hamas in a war zone…
Posted by The Baker
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Posted on 3/22/26 at 5:54 pm to
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If you hang around with Hamas in a war zone…


He was in Qlayaa, a catholic village of 8000.

Priests typically don’t leave their flock in times of need
Posted by aubie101
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Posted on 3/22/26 at 6:02 pm to
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was in Qlayaa, a catholic village of 8000. Priests typically don’t leave their flock in times of need

This board is full of a bunch of anti-catholic maggots.
Posted by the808bass
The Lou
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Posted on 3/22/26 at 6:07 pm to
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You’re welcome to.


But you didn’t find those newsworthy. We all know why. I’m just highlighting it.
Posted by Tammany Tom
Mandeville
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Posted on 3/22/26 at 6:09 pm to
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Literally fake news lol


You consider this fake news too???

MESSAGE FROM BISHOP NASSIF, SYRIAC CATHOLIC BISHOP OF SOUTH LEBANON:

Good evening, allow me to share my grief with you.

The Israeli army has just ordered the evacuation of Lebanese villages in a vast border region. The priests of the main Christian villages in the area, such as Qlaia, Marjeayoun, Rmeich, Debel, Kawkaba, Alma el-Charb, and Ain Ebel, have refused to leave, as have many other Christians. They have rung the bells of their churches to express their refusal.

Yesterday, the brother of a friend of mine, Father Maroun Ghafari, pastor of Alma el-Charb, who was working in the field, was attacked: he died on the spot.

Half an hour ago, the pastor of Qlaia, my dear colleague, Father Pierre al-Rai, was attacked and has just been killed. He has become a martyr of the Church and of Lebanon.

In these villages, nothing can threaten Israel's security. We have been Christians on this land for 2000 years. It is a blessed land, trodden by Christ and His Most Holy Mother. We will not abandon our Lebanese land in southern Lebanon.

I humbly ask for your prayers for my brother priests in these Christian villages of southern Lebanon.

May Saint Charbel be with his Church.

May the Virgin Mary protect us with her angels.

I feel honored by the courage of these Christians and their clergy.

Warm regards,

Bishop Nassif

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Posted by Madking
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Posted on 3/22/26 at 6:10 pm to
Sorry for your loss
Posted by The Baker
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Posted on 3/22/26 at 6:12 pm to
Yup. They know they’ll never get those lands back if they leave.
Posted by The Baker
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Posted on 3/22/26 at 6:14 pm to
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We all know why.


Why
Posted by RazorBroncs
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Posted on 3/22/26 at 6:18 pm to
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The article is neither vice or AF…

Its by the National Catholic Reporter based out of kansas.

Are yall trying to discredit NCR because other sources like vice and AF are fake?



I don't doubt this probably happened (i.e. the priest killed), but there's a lot of information left out and assumptions being made ITT.

Nothing says the intended target of the strike wasn't present or wasn't hit. Just that the priest and others came rushing in after the building was struck the first time. Tank operators' orders were on intelligence of some kind that there was a target in the building, eliminate target. Takes a first shot and the damage isn't enough to confirm the target would've undoubtedly died, takes a second shot. It could be that simple.

War is hell and innocent people die on both sides. This most likely wasn't some nefarious war crime blatantly against the Geneva convention, it was an unfortunate tragedy. They happen.
Posted by Madking
Member since Apr 2016
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Posted on 3/22/26 at 6:19 pm to
You can’t he this naive man. You really think we’re helping to dump radicals here so that Israel can have all the land? Game this out brother, when the population hits a certain number you’ll have the UK in America and guess what happens to Israel at that point? So we’re committing suicide while helping Israel to commit suicide? Make that make sense.
Posted by Tammany Tom
Mandeville
Member since Jun 2004
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Posted on 3/22/26 at 6:23 pm to
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This most likely wasn't some nefarious war crime blatantly against the Geneva convention,


She would definitely disagree with you. She’s there as a War Correspondent reporting on the Israeli war on the Lebanese people.

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Posted by MikkUGA
Destin
Member since Jun 2014
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Posted on 3/22/26 at 6:28 pm to
He is lying. Hezbollah are taking over houses in those villages and conducting attacks on Israel from those villages. Israel has warned the people of those villages that they would be attacking the villages if they found Hezbollah conducting operations from them. So the people in those villages were aware of Hezbollah being there and of the attacks and refused to evacuate. They have been in numerous confrontations with Hezbollah. The tank attack on the priest is being investigated as a war crime and the tank crew could be charged.
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Posted by RazorBroncs
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Posted on 3/22/26 at 6:28 pm to

Yeah she's not biased at all... No bias in that "reporting" except for the last half of that video

You do realize Lebanon's government themselves is working with Israel to weed out Hezbollah in their country? When you have terrorists hiding in hospitals, schools, churches, amongst innocent civilians PERIOD - eggs will have to be broken to remove them

Posted by Cuz413
Member since Nov 2007
11310 posts
Posted on 3/22/26 at 6:44 pm to
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Our greatest ally.....


… isn’t impervious to the fault of collateral damage in war


That’s what you meant right?



Oh, like the USS Liberty?
Posted by the808bass
The Lou
Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 3/22/26 at 6:45 pm to
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Israel has warned the people of those villages that they would be attacking the villages


Israel told the town to evacuate. They declined.
Posted by The Baker
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Posted on 3/22/26 at 6:49 pm to
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Israel told the town to evacuate. They declined.

Those catholics have been there since the time of jesus
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