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Christmas tree lighting held in Bethlehem for the first time since Gaza war began

People gathered in Bethlehem, in the Israeli occupied West Bank, to watch the lighting of the Christmas tree Saturday. It's the first time it's happened since the war in Gaza began two years ago.

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Hadeel Al-Shalchi
Hadeel Al-Shalchi is a reporter currently based in the Middle East covering the conflicts there.

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