The Take

War overshadows Christmas in Palestine, Lebanon

We are bringing you updates on Saturday and Sunday as the war on Gaza continues. Palestinian Christians began holding subdued Christmas celebrations as Israeli strikes in Gaza killed hundreds. The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains dire despite a UN resolution calling for more aid, and Christians in southern Lebanon prepared to celebrate elsewhere as fighting continued. In this episode:  Nida Ibrahim (@nida_journo), Al Jazeera Correspondent in Occupied West Bank  Anas Al Sharif, Al Jazeera Correspondent in Gaza Hani Mahmoud, Al Jazeera Correspondent in Gaza Zeina Khodr (@ZeinakhodrAljaz), Al Jazeera Correspondent in Lebanon  Episode credits: This episode was produced, mixed and hosted by David Enders, in for Malika Bilal.  Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.

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