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Judith Sudilovsky - Catholic News Service
Since early May 11, Israeli bombs have been falling around the Rosary Sisters school in Gaza, which sustained light to moderate damage inside and outside the compound -- including to the front door and solar panels used for electricity.
Palestinians argue with Israeli soldiers during a June 19, 2020, protest near Hebron, West Bank. (CNS photo/Mussa Qawasma, Reuters) 
Politics & SocietyNews
Judith Sudilovsky - Catholic News Service
"It is time to act in order to extinguish the destructive fires raging in the Holy Land.... Only a just peace will put end to hatred, to oppression and the suffering of so many."
Politics & SocietyNews
Judith Sudilovsky - Catholic News Service
For the first time in over two months, the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem reopens, despite the uncertainty some people still have about the effects of the pandemic on public health and the local economy.
An Israeli soldier guards at the Gush Etzon Settlements junction near Bethlehem, West Bank, May 10, 2020. The settlements in the Gush Etzon region would be included in the proposed annexation plan by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (CNS photo/Debbie Hill) 
Politics & SocietyNews
Judith Sudilovsky - Catholic News Service
Catholic leaders in the Holy Land believe that continued Israeli annexation of West Bank land could end any hope of Palestinian-Israeli rapprochement.
Politics & SocietyNews
Judith Sudilovsky - Catholic News Service
The Vatican is providing ventilators and monetary assistance to the Palestinians in East Jerusalem and Gaza as they try to grapple with the pandemic.
Politics & SocietyNews
Judith Sudilovsky - Catholic News Service
The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way Palm Sunday is celebrated in Jerusalem, with surgical masks, social distancing, and livestreaming services.
Politics & SocietyNews
Judith Sudilovsky - Catholic News Service
The affected areas were in the West Bank: Bethlehem, Beit Jala, Beit Sahour and Jericho for 14 days following seven reported cases of the coronavirus in the Bethlehem and Beit Jala area.
Politics & SocietyNews
Judith Sudilovsky - Catholic News Service
Trump proposed the recognition of Israeli sovereignty over West Bank settlements, creating Israeli enclave communities in the heart of the West Bank while promising the possibility of a future independent Palestinian state under certain conditions.
Politics & SocietyNews
Judith Sudilovsky - Catholic News Service
The church leaders said Trump's plan endorses "almost all" the demands and the political agenda of the Israelis while ignoring the demands of the Palestinian side.
Politics & SocietyNews
Judith Sudilovsky - Catholic News Service
The Gaza Strip has been under an air, land and sea blockade imposed by Israel and Egypt in 2007.