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World Service,05 Apr 2026,54 mins

'If we're going to die, we're going to die in our houses'

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How the war in Lebanon is affecting a Christian Maronite community and their Shia neighbours in the town of Al-Qlayaa, near the border with Israel. We hear from the town’s mayor and parish priest. Also in the programme: a US airman who was missing in Iran has been rescued; and one historian’s view on a new world order, ushered in by President Trump and the war in Iran. (Photo: A man walks near a damaged building in the aftermath of an Israeli strike, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran continues in Tyre, Lebanon, April 4, 2026. Credit: Reuters)

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