Jesus’ birth place continues to bleed even on Christmas day
The traditional giant Christmas trees, marching bands and flamboyant nativity scene, were all absent in the city celebrated as the birth place of Jesus Christ.
As Christians around the globe come together to celebrate Christmas, they reflect on the profound significance of this occasion—the birth of Jesus Christ, a symbol of hope, love, and spiritual renewal.
However in Jesus’ birth place, in Bethlehem it’s a somber mood as the Gaza war rages on.
Crowds of pilgrims who normally throng the biblical city located in South Jerusalem in the west bank, stayed away on Christmas Eve.
The traditional giant Christmas trees, marching bands and flamboyant nativity scene, were all absent in the city celebrated as the birth place of Jesus Christ.
According to BBC, a huge Palestinians flag was unfolded in the centre of town and a banner, the bells of Bethlehem ring for a ceasefire in Gaza.
The bloody conflict was sparked when the Palestine militants launched a deadly cross border attack.
Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry says, “An Israeli air strike killed at least 70 people in the Al-Maghazi refugee camp in the centre of the strip,”
A spokesman said the death toll was likely to rise, given the large number of families living in the area. The Israeli military told the BBC it was looking into reports of the strike.
Israeli and Arab media say Egypt, which borders the Gaza Strip, has put forward a new proposal for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
Dozens of injured people were rushed from Maghazi to nearby Al-Aqsa Hospital, with footage showing some children’s faces covered in blood and body bags piled outside.
The health ministry says three houses were hit in the attack late on Sunday.
According to ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra, “a densely populated residential block was destroyed,”
