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.
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Christian leaders: Israeli occupation of Palestine is cause of conflict
“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.”
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Amid joy as Bethlehem reopens, Christians have uncertainty about future
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.
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Church leaders oppose Israeli plans to annex unilaterally West Bank land
Catholic leaders in the Holy Land believe that continued Israeli annexation of West Bank land could end any hope of Palestinian-Israeli rapprochement.
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East Jerusalem Catholic hospital gets coronavirus unit for Palestinians
The Vatican is providing ventilators and monetary assistance to the Palestinians in East Jerusalem and Gaza as they try to grapple with the pandemic.
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Surgical masks, social distancing: Palm Sunday in Jerusalem’s Old City
The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way Palm Sunday is celebrated in Jerusalem, with surgical masks, social distancing, and livestreaming services.
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Bethlehem holy sites to be closed after coronavirus reported at hotel
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.
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Palestinians say Trump peace plan does not bode well for the future
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.
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Holy Land Catholic leaders: Trump’s peace plan needed Palestinian input
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.
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International bishops visiting Holy Land get look at complexities of Gaza Strip
The Gaza Strip has been under an air, land and sea blockade imposed by Israel and Egypt in 2007.