SA delegation spends Christmas in Bethlehem

GAZA - Reverand Frank Chikane is among a group of prominent clerics who are spending the festive season in Bethlehem as part of a solidarity mission with Palestinians.

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Israel continues to bomb Gaza, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed there won't be peace until Hamas is destroyed.

The military campaign launched after the Hamas attacks in October has caused mass civilian casualties.

Global concern has mounted and international calls for a ceasefire have multiplied.