#Christmas marks 15 months since Israel began to pound the Palestinian territory of #Gaza in retaliation for the October 7 Hamas massacre. The only difference for Gaza between Christmas 2023 and 2024 is the death toll. Now more than 45,000, the toll is twice that last Christmas. #thisweekthosebooks repost on Bethlehem goes back in time with two literary giants https://thisweekthosebooks.substack.com/p/bethlehem-gaza-christmas-2024-death-toll-israel