Sombre Christmas in Bethlehem an ‚escape‘ from war for Palestinians

With no Christmas tree or decorations adorning the Church of the Nativity, revered as the birthplace of Jesus Christ, holiday cheer was absent in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem on Tuesday.But for some, like Jerusalem resident Hisham Makhoul, spending Christmas in the holy city provided an „escape“ from the Israel-Hamas war raging for more than 14 months in the Gaza Strip…
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