Pope Leo XIV's visit rekindles hope in war- and crisis-battered Lebanon

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

42% : Despite a U.S. brokered ceasefire that took effect in November 2024, Israel has continued to carry out near-daily strikes in southern Lebanon -- and, occasionally, in the suburbs of the capital -- that it says aim to stop Hezbollah from rebuilding.
38% : Since 2019, Lebanon has been battered by political unrest, the collapse of its currency and banking system, the port explosion and, most recently, a war between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group.
34% : Above them, the town's century-old Greek Melkite church was still in ruins after being hit by an Israeli strike during last year's Israel-Hezbollah war.

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