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/ 24 December 2009
The top Roman Catholic cleric in the Holy Land delivered Christmas wishes and prayed for the day when Palestinians would no longer be confined.
Palestinian officials are using Pope Benedict XVI’s visit next week to spotlight their disputes with Israel.
Hamas forces on Saturday battled Fatah gunmen with mortars and machine guns in a crowded Gaza City neighbourhood, leaving nine dead.
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/ 24 December 2007
Gloom was banished from Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem for the first time in years on Monday as Christian pilgrims from all over the world flocked here to celebrate the birth of Jesus in an atmosphere of renewed tranquillity. In the Gaza Strip, however, the mood was much more somber than in Bethlehem.