Sunday, December 24, 2023

In Bethlehem, it's Christmas in mourning amid the ongoing Gaza war

A man walks through the nativity scene setup in Bethlehem's Manger Square, surrounded by rubble and razor wire.

The normally bustling biblical birthplace of Jesus looks like a ghost town on Christmas Eve, with celebrations in Bethlehem, located in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, called off as the war in Gaza continues. "It's a very sad Christmas," said one Palestinian Christian theologian.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/christmas-mourning-christ-gaza-1.7069157?cmp=rss

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