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Israeli soldiers set up Chabad House in damaged Gaza homes
7 December 2023 12:14 GMT
Israeli soldiers transformed a home in northern Gaza into “the first Chabad House in Gaza,” according to a report by The Times of Israel on Wednesday.
The soldiers, followers of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement of Judaism, took the pictures in the city of Beit Hanoun and the image has now become a viral post on social media.
Chabad is considered a conservative Orthodox sect of Judaism whose leaders in Israel have long opposed the formation of a Palestinian state, or territorial concessions to Palestinians.
The sect has a complicated relationship with Zionism, opposing the celebration of Israel’s independence day, the singing of the national anthem and the raising of the flag, while strongly supporting the Israeli army.