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No Christmas for Gaza

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Tourists and pilgrims visit the Manger Square outside the Church of the Nativity in the biblical West Bank city of Bethlehem on December 24, 2019. (Photo by AFP)

Last week, in an upgrade to Israel’s apartheid policy, Christians in the Gaza Strip were banned from visiting Al-Quds, Bethlehem, Nazareth and other holy cities that draw thousands of pilgrims each Christmas.

As of this morning, however, and after extensive pressure against Israel’s continuous policies to repress Palestinians, the Israeli occupation regime reversed its ban and gave permits for Gaza’s Christians to visit holy sites in the occupied territories.

Meanwhile, Lebanese President Michel Aoun tasked former Education Minister Hassan Diab with forming the country's next government after he received the majority of nominations during long-awaited talks with members of parliament.


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