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Pope Leo speaks about Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan in his first Christmas address

no EC The Washington Post | 2025-12-25, 18:58

The Pope called for peace, especially for the victims of “forgotten” wars, naming several conflicts in Africa. ...

Face of terror in Gaza: Mortar shells found hidden in children's blankets

Israel National News | 2025-12-25, 18:31

The Northern Gaza Brigade destroyed terrorist infrastructure in the northern Gaza Strip, eliminated terrorists and located hidden weapons. ...

In first Christmas sermon, Pope Leo decries conditions for Palestinians in Gaza

Khaleejtimes | 2025-12-25, 18:04

Pope Leo decried conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in his Christmas sermon on Thursday, in an unusually direct appeal during what is normally a solemn, spiritual service on the day Christians across the globe celebrate the birth of Jesus. Leo, the first US

Journalist, her mother among bodies of 25 Palestinians retrieved from rubble in war-torn Gaza

Anadolu Agency | 2025-12-25, 17:56

Gaza Civil Defense retrieved the bodies of 25 Palestinians, including a female journalist, from the rubble in southern Gaza on Thursday after Israel’s war on the enclave. In a statement, the

Christmas celebrated from Lebanon’s border towns to Gaza despite hardship

LBC International | 2025-12-25, 17:53

Report by Rita Khoury, English adaptation by Karine Keuchkerian Amid the festive season, Lebanon welcomed its expatriates for Christmas, with dabke dancing, music, and joyful gatherings. Happiness often mingled with tears as families reunited after long

LIVE: Sound of Israel’s bombs, hum of drones drown out Christmas in Gaza – Al Jazeera

Virtual Jerusalem | 2025-12-25, 17:25

Two people killed after an Israeli drone hit a car in eastern Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley. Israel has claimed that an Iranian Quds Force member was killed�� | Read More�Google Alert – Israel ...

Pope Leo XIV remembers Gaza's suffering in first Christmas homily

Daily Sabah | 2025-12-25, 16:37

Pope Leo XIV used his first Christmas Day homily on Thursday to remember the people of Gaza 'exposed for weeks to rain, wind and cold,' alongside refugees and displaced persons wor ...

Israel again says 'will never fully withdraw' from Gaza

Daily Sabah | 2025-12-25, 16:37

Israel will never withdraw all its troops from the Gaza Strip, Defense Minister Israel Katz said during a conference arranged by a pro-settler newspaper on Thursday, vowing to crea ...

U.S. Involvement in Gaza Is a Strategic Opportunity

Daily Alert | 2025-12-25, 16:21

(Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies-Bar-Ilan University) Prof. Eitan Shamir - For decades, Israel was placed under the U.S. military's European Command, EUCOM. The U.S. announced Israel's move to Central Command, CENTCOM, which oversees the Middle East,

News24 | Pope Leo XIV urges Ukraine-Russia talks, warns of Gaza suffering in Christmas message

News24 | 2025-12-25, 16:17

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday urged Russia and Ukraine to find the “courage” to hold direct talks and spoke of the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza in his first Christmas message. ...

Pope Leo condemns treatment of Gaza in first Christmas message

The Times/The Sunday Times | 2025-12-25, 16:13

His unusually direct speech also offered prayers for ‘the tormented people’ of Ukraine

Bethlehem’s midnight mass places Gaza at centre of Christmas prayers

The National | 2025-12-25, 15:27

Vatican’s Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa ...

Gaza's Christians try to keep holiday spirit

no EC Quad-City Times | 2025-12-25, 15:21

Attallah Tarazi recently received Christmas presents that included socks and a scarf to shield him against the Gaza winter, and he joined some fellow Palestinian Christians in a round of hymns. ...

In Gaza, a humble Christmas celebration marks hope for an end to suffering

NBC News | 2025-12-25, 15:19

It’s been two years since Jehan Trazi last celebrated Christmas ...

Israel ‘will never leave’ Gaza Strip, defense minister says

Anadolu Agency | 2025-12-25, 15:17

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz renewed his pledge on Thursday that Tel Aviv “will never leave” the Gaza Strip, vowing to create a broad security zone around the Palestinian enclave and allow settlement building in the territory’s

Neither functioning nor collapsing, Hamas reasserts control of Gaza amid fears of anarchy

Haaretz | 2025-12-25, 15:11

Even as many hold Hamas responsible for Gaza's ruin, Gazans say its limited ability to fix roads, curb looting and restrain war profiteers, alongside a quieter religious presence, is preferable to a violent vacuum ...

Thousands flock to Bethlehem to revive Christmas spirit after 2 years of war in Gaza

no EC Decatur Daily | 2025-12-25, 15:03

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem's Manger Square on Christmas Eve as families heralded a much-needed boost of holiday spirit. The giant Christmas tree that was absent during the Israel-Hamas war returned on Wednesday. ...

Gaza's Christians try to capture holiday spirit

no EC The Courier - Waterloo | 2025-12-25, 14:57

Attallah Tarazi recently received Christmas presents that included socks and a scarf to shield him against the Gaza winter, and he joined some fellow Palestinian Christians in a round of hymns. ...

Pope speaks about Gaza in his first Christmas sermon: ‘in tents, exposed for weeks to ...

Virtual Jerusalem | 2025-12-25, 14:48

Leo XIV, the first US pope, went out of his way to address the plight of Palestinians living in tents in Gaza in the dead of winter; Last month he expressed support for a Palestinian state�|�Read More�ynet – News ...

Pope Leo decries suffering in Gaza, calls for courage to end Ukraine war in first ...

Saudi Gazette | 2025-12-25, 14:33

ROME — In his first Christmas sermon as pontiff on Thursday, Pope Leo XIV denounced the suffering of the people of Gaza and called for the guns to fall silent in Ukraine.In an unusually direct appeal ...

In first Christmas message, Pope Leo decries Palestinians in Gaza forced to shelter in tents ...

Egypt Independent | 2025-12-25, 14:16

RomePope Leo XIV celebrated the first Christmas since his election by denouncing the suffering of people of Gaza – taking shelter in tents from the “rain, wind and cold” – and by calling for the guns to fall silent in Ukraine. On Christmas Day, the first