Netanyahu says Christians in Lebanon 'asked to be annexed' to Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that some Christian villages in southern Lebanon 'asked to be annexed to Israel' for protection from Hezbollah. The mayor of Rmeish, a majority Christian town in Lebanon’s Bint Jbeil district, has rejected Netanyahu’s claims, with attacks against the country's Christian community increasing in recent times. Attacks against Palestinian Christians have also been steadily increasing.