2023-12-24 18:56:21
On Sunday, the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) praised the position of Palestinian Christians for limiting their celebration of Christmas this year to religious rituals, given the brutal Israeli aggression that the Gaza Strip is being subjected to.
This came – in a statement by the movement on the Telegram platform – after Christians in Palestine decided to refrain from celebrating Christmas, and limit themselves to religious rituals, in solidarity with the Gaza Strip, which has been subjected to a devastating Israeli aggression for more than two months.
The movement said that the holidays of our Christian people come this year in light of the ongoing fascist aggression launched by the Israeli occupation against all components of the Palestinian people, targeting all their sanctities, mosques and churches.
The movement added, “We appreciate the honorable national position of the Christians of our Palestinian people, limiting their celebrations this year to performing religious rituals and standing united with our people in the Gaza Strip, which is subjected to brutal Zionist aggression.”
Christian communities in the Palestinian territories canceled all Christmas celebrations (Archyde.com)
She pointed out that a Palestinian Christian decision confirms that the Palestinian people, with all its components, Muslims and Christians, are united on the path of steadfastness on their land, preserving their identity, and protecting their Islamic and Christian sanctities.
Celebrations are held for Christian sects that adopt the Western calendar on December 25 of each year, while sects that adopt the Eastern calendar celebrate on January 7 of each year.
The Christian communities in the Palestinian territories announced a few days ago the cancellation of all Christmas celebrations, including not lighting the Christmas tree for the first time in the history of Palestine since the Nakba in 1948 due to the war in Gaza, in a message of solidarity from the heads of the Christian churches, and replacing that with a model of the extent of the destruction that occurred. In the Gaza Strip.
Residents of the city of Bethlehem used to begin Christmas celebrations by lighting a tree that was placed in the church square, 8 meters high and decorated with lights.
Since last October 7, the Israeli army has been waging a devastating war on Gaza, leaving 20,424 martyrs and 54,36 wounded, most of them children and women, massive destruction of infrastructure and an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe.
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