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[–] Hegar@kbin.social 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Hey! Just for fact's sake - not trying to minimize Israel attacking Bethlehem on Christmas - the article doesn't mention any bombing of Bethlehem, it was a harassing raid by ground forces that arrested a few people as part of an intimidation campaign against the west bank.

Regions in and near Nablus, Jericho, Ramallah and Bethlehem – which Christians believe is the birthplace of Jesus Christ – were also raided overnight by Israeli forces, Al Jazeera’s Hamdah Salhut reported.

Obviously that's still vile and again shows how close the army and illegal settlers are. But a raid rather than bombing.

[–] Dreamer@lemmy.ml 14 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

You are right. Within the past few months, Israel has bombed some areas in the West Bank, but Bethlehem is currently not one of them.