### [2026-07-5](/feed/2026/07/5/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# Netanyahu says some Christian-majority villages in southern Lebanon asked to be annexed by Israel for protection from Hezbollah, while villages in the Marjayoun District deny seeking annexation. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via ''Arab News](https://www.arabnews.com/node/2649777/middle-east)

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