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CHRISTMAS EVENTS RETURN TO BETHLEHEM AFTER TWO YEARS OF GAZA WAR. (PHOTO).

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 Christmas events return to Bethlehem after two years of Gaza war  Families filled John Juka’s long-quiet restaurant on Saturday evening, marking a dramatic shift from the past two years when Bethlehem’s streets sat dark, shuttered, and silent. Strings of red lights now glow across the city, reflecting a slow but meaningful return of Christmas traditions to the historic birthplace of Jesus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. After years of upheaval following the Gaza war, residents say the renewed festivities offer a fragile but welcome sign of relief and resilience. Juka, who watched his family’s restaurant sit empty through two holiday seasons, described the moment simply: “It’s not like it was before the war, but it feels like life is coming back again.” Bethlehem’s identity and livelihood are deeply tied to tourism, with the majority of its residents depending on pilgrims and visitors to keep the local economy moving. When the war erupted after the Hamas-led attack on Israe...
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85 YEAR OLD MAN GOODLUCK,BEHEADED OVER LAND DISPUTE IN BENIN.

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                           According to sources,a 85 year old man Goodluck Uwumahongie,who is a community leader in Arougba village,in Oredo Local Government Area of Benin Edo state,was beheaded by unknown persons over land tussle.The Police sources confirm that the killers left the victims head.The assailants were said to have shot Goodluck Uwumahongie before they chopped off his head.He was said to have been alone at his inlaws residence at Irhirhi village when the attackers struck.It was gathered that Goodluck had fled to Irhirhi,following the crisis that was trailed to a land dispute at Aruogba,where many houses were burnt and three persons killed.Goodluck's widow Julie confirmed the killing of her husband and said that it was because of that land dispute that her husband was killed.She claimed one Osamwonyi has earlier threaten to kill her husband before and after the crisis.She was hiding her husband in her fath...
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2 POLICEMEN KILLED YESTERDAY,AS THIEVES ATTACKED A POLICE STATION IN IKORODU.

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               According to Kenneth Nwosu,the Lagos State Police Command Public Relation Officer,who confirmed the incident that took place yesterday/midnight monday at Owutu Police station Owutu Agric Ikorodu,Lagos,said ''Oil thieves engaged the policemen in a fierce battle in the midnight.The men were about 30,killed two of our officers.The oil thieves sustained various degrees of injuries during the duel and they escaped but our men are on their trail.Investigation is ongoing as we are looking at bringing them to justic because this is really unlawfl''.Other sources said that the thieves who were from Ijaw,had been arrested and detained by the police at the station yesterday monday,but the thieves regrouped and attacked the police station,killing two police corporals in the process.                
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