Christmas celebration in Bethlehem canceled out of respect for Gaza

According to the report of Fars News Agency International Group, the residents of the city of Bethlehem, as the birthplace of Jesus Christ, this year, unlike the previous years, which were full of celebration and joy at this time, did not have any celebration. They did not celebrate Christmas.

According to “Hail”, Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem were stopped due to the war between the Zionist regime and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Under the influence of this war, where every year Tourists were gathering to celebrate Christmas, security forces are patrolling the city and no celebration has been held.

Decision not to celebrate Christmas It was done in Bethlehem while this area attracts many tourists every year due to the magnificent ceremony that it has as the birthplace of Jesus Christ.

Reports Maidani says that this year, instead of decorations, there are colorful lights in different areas of Bethlehem, barbed wire and gray debris and security forces. A monk living in Bethlehem has said in support of the war-stricken people of Palestine: the statue of Jesus Christ wrapped in a shroud in the main center of the city is a reminder of the thousands of shrouded children who were killed in Gaza.

The decision to not celebrate Christmas is being taken when, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, more than 20,000 Palestinians have been martyred in the war-torn Gaza, which is located 74 kilometers from Bethlehem.

Moreover, about 85 percent of the 2.3 million people living in this area have been displaced and more than 50 thousand others have been injured. The residents of Bethlehem have stated that they cannot celebrate Christmas without paying attention to the people of Gaza who do not even have a house to go into.

Instead of the traditional procession in Bethlehem To celebrate Christmas Day, many young people took to the streets with the Palestinian flag and carried a banner that read, Bethlehem Christmas bells have rung for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Hana Haniyeh, the mayor of Bethlehem, addressed the people of this region and said: Our Christmas message every year is full of peace and love, but this year our message is full of sadness and anger caused by what It is happening in the Gaza Strip.

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