Christian town in West Bank prays for peace in Gaza
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Christians in the West Bank town of Zababdeh pray for peace amid a somber holiday season due to fighting in Gaza.
The Israeli-Hamas war continues, so in the center of Palestinian Christians living in the communities communities in the West Bank, instead of fairy lights and a festive market, silence reigned. silence reigned. This year, members of the Christian community are praying for peace and mourning the victims. the victims, UNN reports citing France24.
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Above the streets of Zababdeh, a Palestinian town near Jenin where the majority of the population Christian population, there is an unusual silence over the streets of Zabdeh, a Palestinian town near Jenin.
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The woman has lived in Zababda all her life and, as noted, has never known such a gloomy atmosphere.
On the quiet streets Zababdeh, Gabi Hadar's Christmas decorations shop is filled with unsold holiday tinsel, boxes full of trinkets, and more than 20 plastic Christmas trees.
Not a single tree has been purchased this year. A 55-year-old Anglican Christian is now in debt and cannot pay his rent. his rent. He had to tell his children not to expect big gifts. gifts.
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Despite the Despite the circumstances, some services were held, with 50-year-old Father Elias Tabban leading a a solemn mass at the Catholic Church of Vidvidyny.
Hundreds of Palestinian Christians stood in the pews and sang, in a show of unity, while incense burners rose above the church.
The Christmas holiday was overshadowed by the "roar of guns" in Gaza, as Pope Francis said in his Mass, in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, also mentioning the protracted war Russia's protracted war against Ukraine.
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Pope Pope Francis has already signed a letter of resignation that will be used if health problems prevent him from fulfilling his duties.
