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Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, greets children during a pastoral visit to the Holy Family parish in Gaza city on December 19, 2025. AFP

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem visits Gaza's only Catholic church

About 1,000 of the 2.2 million Gaza inhabitants are Christians, most of them Orthodox

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Israeli army kills six displaced Palestinians in Gaza despite ceasefire

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Palestinians wait to receive donated food at a community kitchen in central Gaza. AP

Famine reversed in Gaza but hunger crisis remains acute

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Caravans in Gaza could make temporary displacement permanent, warn aid groups

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Gazan Youssef Al Samri, 16, lost his legs in an Israeli air strike while fetching water. AP Photo

Gaza’s hidden crisis: inside the struggle for physical rehabilitation after war

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US to look into whether Israel's killing of Hamas leader breached Gaza truce, says Trump

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EU criticises Israeli restrictions on dual use items entering Gaza

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