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'No one is in a mood to celebrate' - Bethlehem praying for a ceasefire this Christmas as war rages on

Sky News Saturday, 23 December 2023
The main road into Bethlehem is closed. What is normally a simple 20-minute journey from Jerusalem now takes us an hour, as cars queue to get through the one Israeli military checkpoint open further south.
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