It has been nearly three months since an agreed ceasefire came into effect in Gaza. Over that time, the devastation of this narrow strip of land and the desperate plight of the Gaza Palestinians have receded further and further from public view – and from the scrutiny of the outside world.
Recent days have brought heartening television reports from Bethlehem, with Christmas services being held in the Church of the Nativity and the brightly lit tree back up in Manger Square after a gap of two years. Scenes of horror that dominated the news from one day to the next for the best part of two years have seemingly become scarce.
