In photos: Greek Orthodox Christians celebrate Palm Sunday in Gaza

In photos: Greek Orthodox Christians celebrate Palm Sunday in Gaza

by | published on Oct 10, 2014

On the occasion of Orthodox Easter, photos from Gaza…

Eastern and Orthodox Christians have just celebrated Palm Sunday (April 28) and prepare this Holy Week for Easter celebrations.  In the Gaza Strip, there are approximately 2500 Christians among an overall Palestinian population of more than 1.5 million.

Joe Catron has contributed this photo essay of Palm Sunday celebrations this past week.

For more information on the general humanitarian situation in Gaza, click here.

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