Christian nun in Lebanon prays for the Shiite Muslim fighters of Hezbollah. A furor ensues.

A video showing a Lebanese nun asking young students to pray for the “men of the resistance,” a reference to Hezbollah fighters, has sparked controversy in Lebanon. The Lebanese Shiite militant group has been clashing with Israel across a volatile border for nearly six months, becoming a critical regional player in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. The war of words that unfolded over the nun's controversial speech highlighted larger schisms in Lebanon over Hezbollah, now amplified by the militant group’s role in the Lebanon-Israel border clashes and by fears that an already crisis-hit Lebanon could be dragged into an all-out war.