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Where faith refuses to die: Orthodox Christmas in Gaza amid war

Gaza's Orthodox Christians marked Christmas amid rubble and loss, turning prayer into an act of survival after two years of Israel's genocide and displacement

Ali Skaik
08 January, 2026
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In-depth
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Amid war and occupation, Christmas quietly returns to Palestine

Elias Feroz
29 December, 2025
Christians living in Gaza attend the Christmas Mass at the Latin Church (Church of the Holy Family) in Gaza on 24 December 2025. [Getty]
Gaza War
MENA
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Despite two years of Israel genocide, Christmas returns to Gaza

Sally Ibrahim
26 December, 2025
Father Dimitri Dogum prepares for the Christmas Eve mass at the Church of Saint Peter on December 24, 2025 in Antakya, southeast Turkey (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP via Getty Images)
Turkey
MENA
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Last Christians gather in ruins of Turkey's quake-hit Antakya

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 December, 2025
Pope Leo XIV waves to the faithful as he appears at the central loggia of St. Peters Basilica to deliver the Christmas Urbi et Orbi message at the Vatican, on December 25, 2025. (Photo by Isabella Bonotto/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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In first Christmas sermon, Pope decries conditions for Palestinians in Gaza

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 December, 2025
Gaza War
MENA
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Iraq: Subdued Christmas celebrations in solidarity with Gaza

The New Arab Staff
25 December, 2023
Gaza War
MENA
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Christmas in Gaza: No respite for Christians trapped by war

The New Arab Staff
25 December, 2023
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Palestine
MENA
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'Christmas of Grief': Bethlehem Christians mourn for Gaza

Reem Fatthelbab
25 December, 2023
Gaza War
World
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Pope decries Gaza's 'appalling harvest' of civilian deaths

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 December, 2023
West Bank
MENA
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West Bank Christian village prays for peace in war-torn Gaza

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 December, 2023
Gaza War
MENA
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Israeli strikes kill over 70 in Gaza camp before Christmas

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 December, 2023
Gaza War
World
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On X-mas eve, Pope Francis laments 'futile' war in Holy Land

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 December, 2023
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Palestine
Society
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'Jesus in the rubble': Christmas redefined under Israeli war

Qassam Muaddi

Qassam Muaddi

24 December, 2023
Christmas
MENA
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Syrians cancel Christmas festivities in solidarity with Gaza

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 December, 2023
Bethlehem
MENA
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Bethlehem marks Christmas with vigil as war rages in Gaza

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 December, 2023
Gaza War
Perspectives

To Christian Zionists from Palestinian Christians: Enough

Ryan Al-Natour

Ryan Al-Natour

23 December, 2023
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Gaza War
Society
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Palestinian Christians say ‘cancel Christmas’

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Jessica Buxbaum

22 December, 2023
Christmas cancelled in Lebanon as festivities cease for Gaza
Lebanon
Society
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Christmas cancelled in Lebanon as festivities cease for Gaza

The New Arab Staff

Dana Hourany

20 December, 2023
Gaza War
MENA
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Bethlehem church nativity scene symbolises Gaza genocide

The New Arab Staff
05 December, 2023
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Palestine
MENA
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Palestinian Christians cancel Christmas plans amid Gaza war

Qassam Muaddi
23 November, 2023
Coptic Orthodox Egyptians are the largest Christian community in the Middle East [Getty]
Egypt
MENA
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Egyptian Copts hold first ever mass in Saudi Arabia

The New Arab Staff
01 February, 2023