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Gaza war makes for sombre Christmas in the Holy Land

"It's really hard to celebrate while our people are dying."

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa (C) arrives for Christmas Eve celebrations at the Church of the Nativity in the biblical city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank.
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

Sadness over the war in Gaza subdued the holiday cheer in Bethlehem on Christmas Eve, when the biblical town would usually be decked out in festive finery.

There was

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