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Exodus: West Bank hardships drive out Palestinian Christians

Palestinian Christians call themselves "living stones" and say they have lived continuously in the Holy Land for the last 2,000 years. Maybe not for much longer, believes Reverend Mitri Raheb. "If the current conditions continue, there will not be a single Palestinian Christian left by 2050," said Raheb, founder and president of Dar al-Kalima University in Bethlehem, the biblical birthplace of…

Three Palestinians, including a woman, were injured by Israeli army gunfire north of Khan Younis in Gaza. According to the Gaza health ministry, as reported by Middle East Eye, a total of 1,250 people have been killed and 4,110 wounded in the territory since a ceasefire was declared on 11 October 2025.

The incident is not related to reports of arrests of Israelis suspected of transporting Palestinians accused of entering the country illegally.

The Gaza health ministry's casualty figures were reported by Middle East Eye.

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