Millions of people All over the world are preparing to celebrate Christmas Eve. However, in the city of Bethlehem there are no lights, trees or pilgrims. Just a manger where the Virgin Mary holds her dead son, as can be seen in the video above.

In the last hours a total of 166 Palestinians have died. Since the start of the war in Gaza, the number of deaths in the Strip this week has exceeded the tragic number of 20,000 people. The deaths of thousands of innocents in Gaza due to Israeli attacks have caused religious authorities to renounce the traditional Christmas celebration.

The Israeli Army has announced its intention to focus its military operations in southern Gaza. During the last few hours they have bombed Rafah and Khan Yunis. But they have not stopped attacking the north: 40 people They died this Sunday in Jabalia.

On the other hand, US President Joe Biden continues to refuse to call for a cessation of hostilities. “I had a private conversation. I did not ask for a ceasefire,” he said. While the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has expressed: “Our decisions in war They are based on our operational considerations, and I am not going to dwell on them. “They are not dictated by external pressures.”

He tanker attacked on Saturday on the Indian coast of the Arabian Sea is already being escorted to the port of Bombay. The Pentagon maintains that an Iranian drone was responsible. Iran, for its part, has denied any involvement behind the attacks on ships by part of the Houthis.