Israeli blockade keeps families in Gaza apart during Christmas
Christian Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip say their hopes of a Christmas reunion with family members who are overseas have been dashed due to restrictions placed by the Israeli government, ostensibly for security reasons. Those in the Gaza Strip have abandoned hope of celebrating Christmas in the holy cities of Bethlehem and Jerusalem, also because of the restrictions. This year Israel said 500 of the 1000 Christians in Gaza would be allowed to go, but people here say Israel only grants the permits to one or two members of the same family, which would mean entire families being split up at Christmas if they travelled. Al Jazeera's @Youmna El-Sayed reports from Gaza. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Israel #Gaza #Palestine #Christmas
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