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December 27, 2023
Israel issues alert after blast near embassy in India
December 27, 2023
Hamas reports 241 deaths in Gaza inside 24 hours
December 26, 2023
Egypt floats plan to end Israel-Hamas war
December 26, 2023
Israeli strike in Syria kills Iranian commander
December 26, 2023
US airstrikes hit Kataib Hezbollah sites in Iraq after attack on US troops
December 26, 2023
UN says no let-up in Israeli air strikes in Gaza
December 25, 2023
Sara Sharif: UK and Pakistan courts tussle over siblings' future
December 25, 2023
Netanyahu: Israel paying 'heavy price' for war
December 25, 2023
Hamas says 70 killed in Israeli air strike on camp
BETHLEHEM — The atmosphere in Bethlehem is heavy with absence.Christmas celebrations have been canceled this year and the thousands of tourists and pilgrims who would normally fill Manger Square are nowhere to be found."The city is empty from happiness, from joy, from kids, from Santa. There is no celebration this year," says Madeleine, a resident of Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank.The famous Christmas tree, usually in the middle of the square, is not there. There are no carols or Christmas market stands.Instead, a nativity scene, which shows a newborn Jesus surrounded by big rocks and barbed wire, has been installed as a tribute to the children of Gaza.In an unusually empty Nativity Church, Father Eissa Thaldjiya tells me his city feels like a shadow of...
December 24, 2023
'Bethlehem is empty of joy —- no Santa, no celebration'
