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Stephen Cottrell spoke about his visit to the Holy Land during his Christmas Day sermon. Getty Images

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Residents walk past the destroyed Al Mahata mosque and nearby buildings in the Al Tuffah neighbourhood, east of Gaza city, near the ceasefire line between Israel and Hamas. EPA

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