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89% of Christians in Gaza are Greek Orthodox while 9.3% are Catholic and 1.52% belongs to other denominations.<ref name=GreekReporter>{{cite web|url=https://greekreporter.com/2014/08/11/struggling-christian-minority-in-gaza/|title=Struggling Christian Minority In Gaza|date=August 11, 2014|publisher=Greek Reporter}}</ref> Since the 2007 Israel blockade of Gaza, Christians have not being able to visit Holy Sites in Jerusalem and Bethlehem, having the same struggle as other Gaza inhabitants. This has led many to hold extreme positions "which does not differentiate between race and religion", warns a report from the Young Men’s Christian Association.<ref name=GreekReporter/>

89% of Christians in Gaza are Greek Orthodox while 9.3% are Catholic and 1.52% belongs to other denominations.<ref name=GreekReporter>{{cite web|url=https://greekreporter.com/2014/08/11/struggling-christian-minority-in-gaza/|title=Struggling Christian Minority In Gaza|date=August 11, 2014|publisher=Greek Reporter}}</ref> Since the 2007 Israel blockade of Gaza, Christians have not being able to visit Holy Sites in Jerusalem and Bethlehem, having the same struggle as other Gaza inhabitants. This has led many to hold extreme positions "which does not differentiate between race and religion", warns a report from the Young Men’s Christian Association.<ref name=GreekReporter/>

In [[Holy Week]] of 2023 the Israeli police limited the number of worshippers from 8,200 attenders in 2022 to 1,800 in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem during Orthodox Easter ceremonies angering the Church leaders not willing to cooperate. In a joint statement, the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate, the Custody of the Holy Land and the Armenian Patriarchate said: "We shall continue to uphold the Status Quo customs, and the ceremony will be held as customary for two millennia and all who wish to worship with us are invited to attend".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vaticannews.va/en/world/news/2023-04/israel-orthodox-easter-jerusalem-security-limitations.html|title=Israel seeks to limit Orthodox Easter celebrations in Jerusalem|publisher=Vatican News|date=April 2023}}</ref>

In [[Holy Week]] of 2023, due to Islamic violence, the Israeli police limited the number of worshippers from 8,200 attenders in 2022 to 1,800 in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem during Orthodox Easter ceremonies angering the Church leaders not willing to cooperate - though it was for their protection. In a joint statement, the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate, the Custody of the Holy Land and the Armenian Patriarchate said: "We shall continue to uphold the Status Quo customs, and the ceremony will be held as customary for two millennia and all who wish to worship with us are invited to attend".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vaticannews.va/en/world/news/2023-04/israel-orthodox-easter-jerusalem-security-limitations.html|title=Israel seeks to limit Orthodox Easter celebrations in Jerusalem|publisher=Vatican News|date=April 2023}}</ref>

[[File:366px-2010-08 Ramallah 59.jpg|thumbnail|250px|A Church at [[Ramallah]] ]]

[[File:366px-2010-08 Ramallah 59.jpg|thumbnail|250px|A Church at [[Ramallah]] ]]

“We know of no arrests that are made in such cases, nor do we see the P.A. placing any guards in those sensitive locations under regular attack.”

“We know of no arrests that are made in such cases, nor do we see the P.A. placing any guards in those sensitive locations under regular attack.”

A Palestinian mob caused extensive damage to a Christian holy site in Nablus (Shechem) known as Jacob’s Well on Sunday night.</blockquote></ref>

A Palestinian mob caused extensive damage to a Christian holy site in Nablus (Shechem) known as Jacob’s Well on Sunday night.</blockquote></ref>

The mayor of [[Ramallah]] Issa Kassis is Christian.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/21437|title=Holy Land: Christian leaders support Palestine's membership of UN|publisher=Independent Catholic News|date=November 14, 2012}}</ref>The mayor of Ramallah expressed to the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Pierbattista Pizzaballa, his willingness to deepen the collaboration between the municipality of the city and the Church, especially with regard to possible Palestinian Christian cultural projects. Members of the parish council also stressed the importance of this kind of initiatives, recalling their desire to increase the visibility of Christians in the Holy Land, not only locally but also abroad.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.abouna.org/content/holy-land-patriarch-pizzaballa-makes-pastoral-visit-ramallah|date=May 10, 2023|title=Holy Land: Patriarch Pizzaballa makes a pastoral visit to Ramallah|publisher=Abouna}}</ref> The mayor of [[Bethlehem]], Hanna Hanania, is also Christian.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scenenow.com/ArtsAndCulture/Christian-Palestinians-Are-Facing-Memoricide-And-Possible-Extinction|title=Christian Palestinians Are Facing Memoricide…And Possible Extinction|date=December 25, 2023|publisher=Scene Now}}</ref>

The mayor of [[Ramallah]] Issa Kassis is Christian.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/21437|title=Holy Land: Christian leaders support Palestine's membership of UN|publisher=Independent Catholic News|date=November 14, 2012}}</ref>The mayor of Ramallah expressed to the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Pierbattista Pizzaballa, his willingness to deepen the collaboration between the municipality of the city and the Church, especially with regard to possible Palestinian Christian cultural projects. Members of the parish council also stressed the importance of this kind of initiatives, recalling their desire to increase the visibility of Christians in the Holy Land, not only locally but also abroad.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.abouna.org/content/holy-land-patriarch-pizzaballa-makes-pastoral-visit-ramallah|date=May 10, 2023|title=Holy Land: Patriarch Pizzaballa makes a pastoral visit to Ramallah|publisher=Abouna}}</ref> The mayor of [[Bethlehem]], Hanna Hanania, is also Christian.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scenenow.com/ArtsAndCulture/Christian-Palestinians-Are-Facing-Memoricide-And-Possible-Extinction|title=Christian Palestinians Are Facing Memoricide…And Possible Extinction|date=December 25, 2023|publisher=Scene Now}}</ref>