
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that certain Lebanese Christian villages have expressed a desire to be annexed by Israel. This comment comes in the context of heightened tensions following Hezbollah's rocket attacks on Israel, which were a response to the killing of Iran's supreme leader in US-Israeli strikes on March 2, according to Vanguard.
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