Gaza Live.. Trump Pushes for Transition to Second Phase and Occupation Escalates in the West Bank

The Zeitoun neighbourhood is a historic district in central Cairo, Egypt, best known as the site of the **Church of the Virgin Mary**. The area gained international prominence following a series of reported Marian apparitions on the church’s domes in 1968, witnessed by thousands of people from different faiths. Historically, the neighbourhood’s name, meaning “Olives” in Arabic, reflects its past as an area of olive groves before its integration into the expanding city.

Gaza City is a historic coastal city in the Palestinian territories, with a history of continuous habitation for over 3,000 years. It has been a significant Mediterranean port and a strategic crossroads, ruled by various empires including the Egyptians, Philistines, Romans, and Ottomans. Today, it is the largest city in the Gaza Strip and a major cultural and administrative center, though severely impacted by recent conflicts and a long-standing blockade.