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only the shepherds of bethlehem suffered the cry of bethlehem’s silence.ere busy trying to grab the berries. o darling thirteenths of god, the blessing of god appeared to the shepherds. the jans became the first apostles and spread the truth to the present world bethlehem nights. with respect to god's lord, pope francis said: to god's lord - this is a good work. bring joy and extend your hand to those who know you well. let us remember the words of jesus christ: what you have earned for one of these least brothers, you have earned for me. let us now celebrate the holy day of the holy day, which makes us happy, as it is for the knowledge that god is without our merit. our love is so special to anyone that she kissed and fell in love with us. nyahay u geta zen yesus znoydze good months ў to the skinned shawls, the holy batlyaem vigil will become a sign of tearing the world apart. may your life be blessed with sufficient faith and trust, blessed brotherly and brotherly love, so that we may capture. blessings for our dear souls, working gods, for the joyful ho

the community from galilee and nazareth is coming to bethlehem.— is coming to bethlehem.ethlehem. the story of baby jesus in his _ is coming to bethlehem. the story of baby jesus in his manger _ is coming to bethlehem. the story of baby jesus in his manger is _ is coming to bethlehem. the story of baby jesus in his manger is a - babyjesus in his manger is a familiar one too many. but in bethlehem this figurine lay in rubble in what the church of the nativity says is a message to the world. just a reminder of the news we had three in the last few minutes from the government about its guidance for schools in england about pupils who question their gender, schools in england have been told there is no general duty to allow children to change their gender identity and that parents should not be excluded from decisions taken by the school. hello, again. the weather is going to remain fairly changeable all the way through the rest of this week and even into christmas day. we're looking at rain at times. it's also going to become very windy, especially so on thursday. and there'

phillip shelton, bethlehem. thank you. will the pentagon says an oil tanker were attacked off into this coast on saturday. was targeted by a drawn fide from a run. the strike caused a file on the base so by the window casualties were forcing, the indian government says the tank was carrying crude oil inbound from saudi arabia. no one has claimed the attack in recent weeks with the rebels in yemen, have repeatedly attacked ships in the red sea with friends and declared o israel affiliated vessels to be legitimate talk. or elizabeth kendall is a middle east expert at cambridge university. she explained to me how credible the us claims on that iran was responsible for this attack. while it certainly will draft present a steady change in what we've seen so far, they would no longer be doable deniability from a wrong by using a proxies in the region. but i think there's any doubts to question if there's any reason to question us and tell them if it does fit the behavior from the wrong, which since mid october has been doing a s

phillip shelton, bethlehem. thank you. well, the pentagon says i tank it were attacked of india as coast on saturday. was targeted by a drone, fired from a rock striped, caused a file on the vessel, but there were no casualties reported in the government says the tank was carrying crude oil inbound from saudi arabia. no one has claimed via tech, recently to the rebels in given have repeatedly attacked ships in the breed, see the trends, and declared o is rarely affiliated vessels to be legitimate targets. the elizabeth capitalism, at least expert at cambridge university. godaddy with us, elizabeth, the usa is around, is responsible for that latest attack on the tank. the off india have credible. is that claim? well, it certainly will direct present step change and what we've seen so far, they would no longer be towards bull deniability from a wrong by using a proxies in the region. but i don't think there's any doubts to question. there's any reason to question us intel on this it does fits the behavior from iran, which si

phillip shelters in bethlehem, down for a little bit. sounds a very different build up to christmas in bethlehem this you as yes indeed. it's in the credibly site that must be your here in best land today. as you can see behind me, no big christmas tree, no music, no big celebrations at all. no street vendors selling can do to the children. representative of all the big churches have said that it's impossible to, to celebrate christmas at the moments with so many people suffering here in the region. and also a lot of people here in bethlehem and the local residents. they really don't see like celebrated young philip, that the christmas profession is usually a send a pace to the test. if it is, they will that still happen in some or any form of the see say no, not really. the procession is more or less cancelled that will be a christmas mess at midnight. about the usual marching bands that accompanies the patriarch during the procession just passed by in complete silence, which was really a very intense moments. it's such a drastic change

to find out more, i spoke with bethlehem born activist mahmoud and asked him about what the future ofbethlehem and jerusalem which divorced the two cities from each other, and you know the historical twins between bethlehem and jerusalem, historically, religious level, economic, and social and all this has been impacted by construction of the annexation wall and between bethlehem and jerusalem. moreover, the israeli government annexed the land north of bethlehem, and by the way, i, i am living in a small village in this area, which is surrounded by a big block of illegal israeli settlement called goshad sion, where more than 100 thousand israeli colonists are living in this block, and in the east side of bethlehem is like desert, which is like natural reservoir of this of the district, and it is, it has been announced as a military training zone, so 80%, 87% of bethlehem district will be either isolated by settlements, by by pass roads as natural reserves for the israeli occupation, and from the north it has been already uh isolated, as you can see on this map, historically how the pa

so we had to take a huge detour to arrive here in bethlehem. so i have for definitely seeing a much more value drive for christmas periods in the past. the deputy correspondent john phillip shelton, bethlehem. thank you. well, the pentagon says an oil tanker were attacked of indians coast on saturday was targeted by a drone fired from a run. the strike caused a fire on the base so, but there were no casualties reported in the government says the tank was carrying crude oil in band from saudi arabia. no one has claimed responsibility to the attack in recent weeks through the rebels in game and had repeatedly attacked ships in the red sea with drones and declared old israel affiliated vessels to be legitimate targets. or elizabeth scandal is the middle east expert at the university of cambridge. she explained to me how credible the us claims are that around was responsible for this attack. well, it certainly will address present instead of change and what we've seen so far. they would no longer be doable deniability from a wrong by using a proxie

to find out more, i spoke with bethlehem born activist mahmoud and asked him about what the future ofen bethlehem and jerusalem, which divorce the two cities from each other, and you know the historical twins between bethlehem and jerusalem, historically, religious level, economic and social, and all this has been impacted by construction of the annexation wall and between bethlehem and jerusalem. moreover, the israeli government annexed the land north of bethlehem, and by the way, i, i am living in a small village in this area which is surrounded by a big block of illegal israeli settlement called goshad sion where more than 100 thousand israeli colonists are living in this block and the east side of bethlehem is like desert which is like natural reservoir of this of the district and it is it has been announced as a military training zone so 80% 87% of bethlehem district will be either isolated by settlements by by pass roads and natural res reserves for the israeli occupation and from the north it has been already isolated. as you can see in this map historically how the palestinian

we just celebrated christmas and millions saying about bethlehem -- sang about bethlehem.onder if they know it is a real city, with real people, with a long cry for justice? it seems for some reason, people don't make that connection. i'm not as much concerned with the plight of posting shins and even middle eastern -- of palestinian christians and even middle eastern christians. amy: reverend isaac, can you describe for us, have our audience is television and see the nativity scene and half his radio and cannot see it. can you describe the it to be seen that was right next to you as you delivered your christmas sermon? describe it in detail and why you chose to do this this year as christmas celebrations were canceled in your city of bethlehem? >> in the beginning of the advent season, from the rubble, bricks that resemble a destroyed house. a house that was bombed and on top of it, surrounded we had baby jesus. the characters in the usually in the major, the shepherds and magi are outside watching the rubble, as if they are looking for any sign of life, looking for jesus

usually all eyes turn to bethlehem during this time during christmas. do you think people are looking to bethlehem or looking at the suffering of palestinians? nowadays, i believe a little message will receive and all over the world. that's why we decided to have a clear message from bethlehem to the hardware. and again, we are going to the international community from bethlehem and this message to step this aggression again out again. so what are people? thank you so much and you know, as you can see here in bethlehem, it's empty. it's a city that has long depended on tourism as its main income. but instead of christmas instead of celebrations, there is a lot of grief. there's a lot of sore and there's a lot of pain. is that but he didn't just eat on bethlehem they occupied westbank the a southern use out on group in southern variety has claimed responsibility for an attack in a village in the country, south authorities in v 0 say one policeman. a 19 civilians were killed including 12 children, but the on group called red tomato says only military and

look at bethlehem, _ we are really struggling. look at bethlehem, it's— we are really struggling.s wa . ., , , this way. the atmosphere is heavy with _ this way. the atmosphere is heavy with absence, - this way. the atmosphere is heavy with absence, the - this way. the atmosphere is - heavy with absence, the absence of any features of celebration, the absence of tourists, of pilgrims, who would normally feel the square. bethlehem is many miles away from the war in gaza, but the pain is felt deeply here. in the square a nativity scene in the rubble has replaced the giant christmas tree, a tribute to the children in gaza and a call to end their suffering. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, bethlehem. four months ago the christian community in pakistan saw their churches and homes ransacked by protesters. in churches and homes ransacked by rotesters. churches and homes ransacked by protesters-— protesters. in the aftermath the government _ protesters. in the aftermath the government promised . protesters. in the aftermath - the government promised money to help rebuild, but as they prepare fo

vahva, the shepherds, came to worship christ, who was born in bethlehem.d precisely found out the time of the dawn, under whose guidance the magi in bethlehem worship christ with gifts, and are led to their homeland by it, they found the ferocious child killer ridiculed. your side is my word, the heaven leads the tables to the ruby ​​house, i am a nominal shooter. protège-nous, sauve-nous, et pitié de nous et garde-nous, oh dieu par ta grâce, faisons en mémoire de notre dame, la très sainte, très pure, bénie et glorieuse mère de dieu, toujours, virge marie, ainsi que de tous les saints, offrons-nous nous-mêmes les uns, les autres et tout... for you are praised by all the powers of heaven, and we give you glory, father and to the son and the holy spirit, now and always and forever and ever . amen. for our savior gave us from heaven, the east of the vault, and we, who were in the shadow of the camp, found the truth, because the lord was born of a virgin, let everything that lives praise the lord.

moreover, the israeli government annexed the land north of bethlehem, and by the way, i, i am livingere more than 100 thousand israeli colonists are living in this block. and in the east side of bethlehem is like desert, which is like natural reservoir of this of the district, and it is, it has been announced as a military training zone, so 80%, 87% of bethlehem district will be either isolated by settlements, by by pass roads as natural reserves for the israeli uh occupation, and from the north it has been already uh isolated as you can see in this map historically how the palestinian territories has been shrunked and the last one is the trump plan where i am living here actually if you see the white the white territories are still under the israeli control which means my village which is a tiny village will be surrounded from three sides by the israeli under israeli control either by the apartide roads where we were will not be able to use only for settlers or by the settlements themselves or by closed military zones where we are not able to to be. a question that i was also seekin

the pope leading mass saying our hearts are in bethlehem. in new york city, cardinal timothy dolan reminded congregants to keep the middle east in their christmas prayers. and as the sun rose over bethlehem this christmas morning the typically bustling city resembled a ghost town. cristian benevides starts us off this morning. ♪ >> reporter: in bethlehem the biblical birthplace of jesus, a midnight mass even as most other festivities and celebrations were called off due to the ongoing israel-hamas war. >> nowadays bethlehem as any other palestinian city is mourning. >> reporter: the same is true in jerusalem where the typically bustling city streets look like a ghost town. >> it's the special day, and so it's like we especially need that spirit of christmas today. >> reporter: at the vatican -- pope francis led the faithful in prayer. people gathered at st. peter's square. >> no more war maybe hopefully. maybe more calmness, more togetherness. ♪ >> reporter: closer to home, american faithfuls also gathered from new york's st. patrick's cathe

bethlehem is in the west bank. the people here are palestinians gaza is only 50 miles away richard, a palestinian christian, owns one of the biggest stores in bethlehem. and a lot of your carvings for obvious reasons are of the nativity scene >> because this is what represents bethlehem this is where all the stories started. >> reporter: he said he'd normally see up to ten bus loads of visitors during the holiday season when was the last day you had a customer >> it was the 6th of october just before the day of the war and from the 7th up to today it's zero business >> reporter: at the home we met his wife and daughters no wreaths or presents this year 9-year-old sophia said the holiday isn't about toys anyway. >> we didn't decorate anything because of the war innocent people are dying. i feel so bad for them >> reporter: no presents for you? >> no. >> reporter: does that bother you? >> no. children in gaza they don't get gifts or anything because of the war. >> reporter: at the heart of bethlehem is the church of

they've shut down visits to bethlehem.ports people are paying for peace more than ever. >> reporter: the christian faithful believe a star guided the three wisemen to bethlehem. this year the wise men would find the little town closed. christmas celebrations are officially canceled by the mayor and churches in solidarity with the 2.3 million people of gaza. in manager square, no treanor lights. instead, a crest shows baby jesus in a destroyed building to represent the victims in gaza. bethlehem is in the west bank, the people here are palestinians. gaza is only 60 miles away. richard, a palestinian christian owns one of the biggest stores in bethlehem. >> and a lot of your carvings are the nativity season. >> this is what represents bethlehem. >> he said he'd normally see up to 10 bus loads of visitors during the holiday season. >> when is the last time you had a customer? >> the 6th of october, the day before the war. and 7th to today, zero business. >> reporter: at his home we met his wife and daughters. no wreath or pre

katya, good evening, the bethlehem fire has already arrived in kyiv. and where will he go next? i congratulate annoeva, i congratulate the viewers of the tv channel, and indeed, a special event is happening right now, as we understand, the flame of bethlehem is about to be brought to the capital, and today it will be met here in sofia kyivska and handed over to military, public and volunteer organizations. let me remind you that this is already a very long tradition, it was started in austria in 1986 to support everyone. those who, unfortunately, cannot celebrate christmas at home home. in 1988, this tradition was picked up by ukrainian plastuns. they also meet the fire in vienna every year and deliver it to us in ukraine. and this is the second time, unfortunately, we have to meet this bethlehem fire during a full-scale invasion, however, it acquires such a special meaning, because it is handed over to our defenders, who, unfortunately, do not have the opportunity to meet new ones. holidays, in particular, christmas at home, together with their families, and besides , the bethl

i are actually in holidays, bethlehem in morning. we've the we feel so sad we are as an essential part of the scene and community. so we council the celebrations and sensitivities this year and christmas season. and we put this model as you will see, to reflect the reality. it's what's happening and goes a step that is aggression against our people. there is the genocide and weekends this time. there is ethnic cleansing, and we are a jet the, because this isn't a humidity the, the is that i, even if you fission via lifting the international law by lifting the human rights. and from here, from beth line, we are sending a message to the international community and to come here to stand with the police to get in cause and to force as our head to stop this aggression against our people . usually all eyes turn to bethlehem during this time during christmas. do you think people are looking to bethlehem or looking at the suffering of palestinian nowadays? i believe i left a message. we'll receive an all over the world. that's why we decided

so we had to take a huge detour to arrive here in bethlehem. so i have definitely seen a much more value drive for christmas periods in the past the deputy corresponding young, philip shelton, bethlehem. thank you. the pentagon says an oil tanker were attacked of indians coast on saturday was targeted by a drawn, fired from a rock. the strike caused a fire on the vessel, but there were no casualties. reported. indian government says the tank was carrying crude oil inbound from saudi arabia. no one has claimed responsibility for the attack in recent weeks. the city rebels, india men, have repeatedly attacked ships in the red sea with drones and declared all is vile affiliated vessels to be legitimate. todd's it's. elizabeth kendall is a middle east expert at the university of cambridge early as she explained how credible the west claims that ron was responsible for this attack. while it certainly will address presents a step change in what we've seen so far, they would no longer be doable. deniability from a wrong, by using a proxies in the regi

in bethlehem. he addressed his congregation earlier this month in front of a nativity scene with the figure of jesus christ in surrounded by rubble. >> christmas is a rate of light and hope. christmas is the radiance of life from the heart of destruction and death. in gaza, god is under the rubble. he is in the operating room. if christ were to be born today, he would be born under the rubble. i invite you to see the image of jesus and every child killed and pulled from under the rubble and every child struggling in the hospitals and in incubators. christmas celebrations are canceled this year for christmas itself will not be canceled, for our hope cannot be canceled. amy: that was the reverend isaac munther, the palestinian pastor of a landmark lutheran church in bethlehem. he spoke in front of a nativity scene with the figure of christ surrounded by rubble. earlier this week, pope francis accused israel of committing terrorism in gaza after israeli sniper shot dead two women. in elderly woman and

shaimaa khalil, bbc news, bethlehem. are assuring you like pictures from bethlehem just a few moments was brought into the square. people have just come out, much fewer in number, and that has affected the economy in the town, and all festivities have been cancelled because of events in the gaza strip. these scenes of solidarity shown by the people there in bethlehem. they are watching what is happening in the gaza strip and have turned out today. those pictures from the last few minutes. we will keep an ion that and bring you more as it comes into us. the us department of defense has accused iran of launching the drone that damaged an oil tanker off the coast of india. the attack happened 320 kilometres southwest of veraval and caused a fire on board, which was extinguished. iran's foreign minister says it had nothing to do with the attacks. earlier i spoke to our south asia correspondent anbarasan ethirajan. he told me that the attack was also raising concerns about india's energy supplies. what is happening in the red sea in the past 48—hours has really shaken the commercial shippi

beth lemon has _ like this year in bethlehem? beth lemon has a _ like this year in bethlehem?s year in bethlehem? beth lemon has a mood of— like this year in bethlehem? bet? lemon has a mood of sadness. like this year in bethlehem? beta lemon has a mood of sadness. we are devastated by the severity of the war. we are devastated that it has not stopped yet —— bethlehem. we are also concerned about friends and relatives of ours in gaza. it is hard to think of anything else other than him brutal war that is taking right now in gaza. 0f than him brutal war that is taking right now in gaza. of course, this should have been a time of celebration, but as you mention the streets are empty, we don't have many pilgrims or any pilgrims for that matter, even bethlehem is isolated. no christmas tree, no decoration, and instead most of our prayers are focused on the situation in gaza. ., , ., prayers are focused on the situation in gaza. ., i. _, , in gaza. how did you come up with the idea of— in gaza. how did you come up with the idea of placing _ in gaza. how did you come up with the ide

shaimaa khalil, bbc news, bethlehem. launching a draw which damaged an oil tanker off the coast of india. the attack happened 320 kilometres southwest of veraval and caused a fire on board, which was extinguished. there were no casualties. iran has not commented. -- iran —— iran has denied being involved in the attacks. our correspondent told me earlier that there were concerns about india's energy supplies. what's happened in the red sea in the past 48 hours has really shaken the commercial shipping operations. the us central command has issued the latest update, listing out the number of attempts made on tankers and other commercial ships passing through the red sea. they said two antiballistic missiles were fired by the houthi rebels from yemen, and they are regarded as the proxy of iran. none of the ships were damaged. four drones were shot down by a us warship and two other ships were hit, one had a narrow miss. however, another indian tanker was hit by a drone but not much damage or casualties. we were talking abou

that is the con, live in bethlehem. the still ahead on our 0 and go in frustration in the democratic republic of congo, or as the opposition denounces the general election as a shot. the frank assessments to the problem is that it is there is allowed to be outside that . and so to international that's a bit is the, it is the fact that is it and has declared war on ok. parts. people who informed opinions the medical infrastructure of an entire society has been completely destroyed. the people who will feel that destruction 1st and most be the women and children inside story on al jazeera, examining the impact of today's headlines, explorer and abundance of world class programming programs that open your eyes to an alternative view of the world today. on out to 0 and on the federal tax upfront takes on the big issue. that is the context to what is happening now. it says it's cool. thanks. question professor applies unflinching questions. rigorous. the bank that he added to today is that another thing is taking place. augu

in bethlehem in solidarity with the people of gaza. the usual tree has been replaced by a nativity scene in the rubble. this is live in vatican, where pope francis is leading a christmas eve mass at the saint peters basilica. and the uk home secretary, james cleverly, apologises after criticism of a joke he made about spiking his wife's drink. it's the christmas present many manchester united fans will have been hoping for. it has been announced that sirjim ratcliffe is buying a 25% stake in the premier league club — in a deal worth more than a billion pounds — which, pending approval — will see him take control of football operations. he is also promising over £200 million of new investment. the multi—billionaire founder of the ineos petro—chemicals group, is a lifelong fan of the club. it's hoped by many supporters that it might mean the end of the controlling interest of the glazer family. our sports editor, dan roan, reports. when sirjim ratcliffe toured old trafford earlier this year, the british billionaire was hoping to buy manc

christmas is subdued this year in bethlehem, the biblical birthplace ofjesus, after christian leaders public festivities as a mark of solidarity with the people of gaza. the town, in the occupied west bank, would normally be packed with pilgrims and tourists celebrating christmas. but a senior catholic leader, the latin patriarch ofjerusalem, did pay his traditional christmas visit to bethlehem. this is some of what he had to say, speaking in manger square. we are here to pray but also, tonight, to ask not just for the ceasefire. a ceasefire is not enough. we have to stop these hostilities and turn the page, because violence generates only violence and the message of christmas is not violence. it's peace. earlier, a large palestinian flag was carried around manger square. it followed the inauguration of an art installation, nativity under the rubble, showing figures among the ruins of buildings in solidarity with palestinians in gaza. it's the christmas present many manchester united fans will have been hoping for. it's been announced that sirjim ratcliffe is buying a 25% stake in the

shaimaa khalil, bbc news, bethlehem.g drinks. the remark is alleged to have been made on the same day he announced new measures to tackle the problem. with more on this, let's cross to the newsroom. here is our political correspondent ione wells. a huge detraction from government messaging on spiking drinks and calls for him to resign.— calls for him to resign. that's riaht, calls for him to resign. that's right. quite — calls for him to resign. that's right. quite a _ calls for him to resign. that's right, quite a backlash - calls for him to resign. that's right, quite a backlash today| calls for him to resign. that's - right, quite a backlash today after the daily mirror reported these comments last night. they say that at the reception which happened on monday, a christmas reception for journalists, political aides and ministers, they say that james cleverly was speaking to some of the guests and made a joke about drag spiking, the act of putting drugs or alcohol in somebody�*s drink without their consent. they say th

usually bustling with visitors from around the world. bethlehem is empty. this christmas festivities are muted in the occupied westbank. as israel shows no sign of ending its onslaught in gaza. is really bonds do not discriminate everything and everyone in the strip is a target from hospitals to schools and from mosques to churches. so what methods are palestinian christian sending to the world by canceling the sierras festivities in bethlehem? we'll go to our guests in a moment, but 1st this report from michael apple. silent night on christmas eve in a square usually packed with pulled rooms and tourist of the nativity scene showing the baby jesus whom christians believe was born in bethlehem. move in 2000 years ago, ult it to reflect israel as war on gaza. we put this model, as you will see, to reflect the reality. and we are sending a message to the international community. and to come here to stand with us to get in cause and to force as the end to step this, aggression against overfeed from the war in gaza is really raids on palestinian communities in

back in bethlehem worship as a 10 midnight mess in a show of solidarity. the. the cardinal of the latin patriarch hates of jerusalem. didn't pay is traditional visits because of this year . instead his christmas message to live in in bethlehem, gaza, you will not alone, lots of band and mice level for inside story that's not bringing our gas, joining us from bethlehem and the occupied westbank. is it a ham? jeffrey who's action a palestine communications and advocacy coordinator. and roger john benevolence is frank postman, who's an associate professor of cultural fee. ology at the tube or a school of catholic theology and from the old city an occupied east. jerusalem were joined by sam in use of he's the ceo of the latin patriarch as of jerusalem. thank you all for joining us. a good to be with you on inside story. i mean yusef in occupied east jerusalem. tell us how you are observing christmas. uh, i think uh in a very sad way, i must admit the business to see it is very muted. uh, even all the, the sections are on top of the students. um, uh, give them to co

back in bethlehem. worship is a 10 midnight mess in a show of solidarity. the, the cardinal of the latin patriarch k to of jerusalem didn't pay is traditional visits because of this year. instead, his christmas message to live in in bethlehem, gaza, you will not alone. lots of band and mice level for inside story that's not bringing our guest. joining us from bethlehem in the occupied westbank is at home john freddie, who's action a palace on communications and advocacy coordinator, and writers on the netherlands. as frank bozeman, who's an associate professor of cultural fee ology at the tube, birch school of catholic theology. and from the old city and occupied east jerusalem were joined by sam and use of he's the see of the latin patriarch. it's of jerusalem. thank you all for joining us. a good to be with you on inside story saw me yusef, and occupied east jerusalem. tell us how you are observing christmas. i think the very sadly i must admit the business to see it is very muted. uh, even only the best sections uh on top of that belongs to resume uh, gi

shaimaa khalil, bbc news, bethlehem. launching a drone which damaged an oil tanker off the coast of india. the attack happened 320 kilometres southwest of veraval and caused a fire on board, which was extinguished. america says it has shot down for drones in the same waters. the pentagon blamed iran directly for the drone attack but iran's foreign minister denies this. translation: for foreign minister denies this. translation:— foreign minister denies this. translation: for us, regional security is— translation: for us, regional security is very _ translation: for us, regional security is very important. - translation: for us, regional security is very important. we i translation: for us, regional. security is very important. we are not seeking to expand the scope of war. the solution to the problem is not to establish a so—called coalition and the red sea to stop the bloodshed of women, children and civilians in the gaza strip and the west bank. civilians in the gaza strip and the west bank-— civilians in the gaza stri

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i closed it so a new job to see the streets of bethlehem empty. and the iconic blue gates shot the one location we found open has a history. and the reason not to locate stores, 3 generations of one palestinian family have been running it for almost 100 years. they say it is more than just to shop because this place also it's part of our house. so we don't want to go with both. we come, we open, we see our friends or family, especially the space as opposed to the benefits of jesus. so that's gives us more hope religious sacrament is and introduce all traditions remain intact during this dark christmas. even though they usually packed the churches are far from being so right now, a church backyard is the only place where we found some decorations and answers to how their religious communities seized. the conflicts between israel and thomas, the church was always against the violence judge that the same, that's not the same. but also we cannot jeanetta lice if a part of palestinian or 5 to visit alien mic violence. you cannot say both, but a scene i

me that but he does eat on bethlehem the occupied westbank. as i said, i had the on i just need uh, the and anxious weight of the elections in democratic republic of congo. some votes as price for a peaceful outcome. accidents, health ministry, one's of a major disaster, hasta. our military rapids support forces cap to the regional capital. the the latest news as it breaks. officials taste tub 0, temperatures of pulse smells, and china are forcing emergency teams to work as quickly as they can with detail coverage. i'm not. sees the maya train a part of a larger plan to modernize mexico for his critics. the whole thing is just a vehicle for his ego from around the world. ukraine was already harnessing the potential, the full summation and artificial intelligence, special digit workers, cuz now it's the seller right to that process. as the war, you pray, rages on. some young russians are refusing to take up on 101 east meets those fleeting to a neighboring cousins on a just i marry him shaheen. a filmmaker, and i've been working in and around g

richard engel, nbc news, bethlehem. >>> and now to breaking news out of colorado springs. police say one person is dead and two others are in serious condition after shots rang out at a shopping mall on christmas eve. officers believe the shooting was targeted and that two groups of people were fighting with each other. this was not considered an active shooter situation. the investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is encouraged to contact the colorado springs police. >>> and an investigation is under way in texas after a massive fire at a car auction facility in denten county. emergency crews were called out to a suspected grass fire after 1:00 a.m. sunday and arrived to find dozens of cars on fire. in all, 58 vehicles were damaged. the cause of the fire was not immediately clear. >>> as many are visiting loved ones for the holidays the cdc is warning about a sharp uptick in respiratory illnesses. nbc's jessie kirsch has the details. >> reporter: as millions travel this holiday weekend, covid and flu are also on the move. the cdc releasing this new map showin

bethlehem is a palestinian city in the israeli occupied west bank, surrounded today by a massive concrete wall, military checkpoints and illegal settlements. it's imposing a system of control that i'm sure jesus was very familiar of. if he's born today, he would be born on our. according to the gospels, the most important features of christianity have their origins in jerusalem. the institution of the eucharist took place while jesus was celebrating passover with his disciples in jerusalem, also his crucifiction at the golgatha, where jesus remained calm, compassionate and loving even in the face of death, and according to christian belief, his resurrection three days later all happened in jerusalem. in this way, jerusalem constitutes a unique and holy city for christianity. other holy sites are associated with events from the old testament, the lives of mary, john the baptist, and the apostles, with endless more associated with later christian saints, holy men and women, and local traditions. but bethlehem will be a somber place this year as the christian of the three major churches, gre

is that, but he had a jersey to bethlehem. they occupied the west bank, the some of the days of the news now, and the white house has failed to convince congress to appropriate an extra $110000000000.00 for the was in ukraine and gaza before the end of the year. congressional support is will remain strong with president biden bundled his request for as well, with $61000000000.00 of funding for ukraine. she had brought tons a report. the president biden failed to get his request for more money for ukraine passed by congress before the drug until next year. the white house of thought it was being strategic in bundling funding for an increasing the unpopular war in ukraine with money, israel. taiwan unable to secure it here. but it was the republicans who sense as a teacher opening, realizing how important funding for keith is to the president congressional republicans of health firm with remarkable unity that will be no additional funding for ukraine without health new immigration policy. from those who say enough, unconditional