{"id":376094,"date":"2026-09-05T10:00:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T09:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/lebanons-border-christians-life-under-israeli-military-restrictions-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T10:00:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T09:00:39","slug":"lebanons-border-christians-life-under-israeli-military-restrictions-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/lebanons-border-christians-life-under-israeli-military-restrictions-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Lebanon\u2019s border Christians: Life under Israeli military restrictions | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/EODk9IDis3k\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Lebanon\u2019s border Christians: Life under Israeli military restrictions | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EODk9IDis3k\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Just a few kilometers from the Israeli border lies the Lebanese Christian town of Debel &#8211; inside what Israel calls a \u201cyellow zone,&quot; an Israeli self-declared security zone which stretches from Israel&#8217;s northern border some 10 kilometers into southern Lebanon. Other nearby towns, predominantly Shiite, have been evacuated and partially or entirely destroyed by the Israeli military. But Debel is one of three Christian towns in southern Lebanon where residents have maintained a presence. DW reporter Mohamad Chreyteh spoke with residents about life under Israeli military rule<br \/>\n#dwcurrentaffairs <\/p>\n<p>00:00 Debel, a Christian town in the Israeli-declared \u201cyellow zone\u201d<br \/>\n00:30 Travelling with an aid convoy from Beirut to southern Lebanon<br \/>\n01:09 Returning residents describe difficult journeys for medical care<br \/>\n02:30 Debel residents reject both Hezbollah and Israeli rule<br \/>\n04:15 Border Christians disappointed with Lebanese state<br \/>\n05:11 Makram Raba, lecturer of history at the American University of Beirut talks to DW<br \/>\n05:30 Strategic significance of Christian villages inside or near the yellow zone<br \/>\n07:16 Who exercises sovereignty in the yellow zone?<br \/>\n08:35 Hezbollah&#8217;s impact in the area<br \/>\n09:07 Will the Lebanese army confront Hezbollah?<br \/>\n10:05 How are Iran&#8217;s Revolutionary Guards involved?<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just a few kilometers from the Israeli border lies the Lebanese Christian town of Debel &#8211; inside what Israel calls a \u201cyellow zone,&quot; an Israeli self-declared security zone which stretches from Israel&#8217;s northern border some 10 kilometers into southern Lebanon. 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