Gaza's Christmas Gatherings Canceled by Pandemic, but Some Public-Minded Initiatives Flourish
Sanaa Alswerky Holiday Mass will be streamed live instead, Catholic clergyman says [Gaza City] Eyad Albozom, the spokesperson for the Interior Ministry in Gaza, announced on Wednesday that it “will halt public Christmas celebrations in the Strip, like in most countries that have done the same due to the exceptional circumstance that the world is experiencing in light of the spread of the corona pandemic.” The novel coronavirus continues to spread at a devastating pace in Gaza. “For the public’s safety, all churches will be shuttered [to the public] until further notice, Youssef Asaad...
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