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why a record number of people across America

are experiencing homelessness this holiday season.

Then as a congressional fight over Ukraine Aid is pushed into 2024,

a new film documents the human toll of the

war and resilience of those fighting and living on the front lines.

And on this Christmas Eve, we dig into the lucrative

business of Christmas music and why so many love listening to these holiday

hints. The oldness of this music is part of its

appeal because Christmas the holidays this is a time when you crave familiarity and comfort. Good evening I'm John Yang. I'm John Yang. On this Christmas Eve, peace and harmony are rare commodities in some parts of the world.

In Gaza, this weekend has seen some of the most intense and bloodiest fighting of the war.

More than 200 Palestinians dead, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry

including at least 70 in an Israeli air strike today.

And the Israeli military says that since Friday,

15 Israeli soldiers have been killed in combat.

All told since October 7th, Gaza officials say that roughly 20,400 Palestinians have

been killed and 154 Israeli soldiers have died.

That's an addition to the 1,200 Israelis killed in the initial Hamas attack on October 7th.

Israel is unused to big numbers of military casualties, so these numbers hit hard.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on a cabinet meeting

that it's the sacrifice needed to free the 129 hostages still held by Hamas.

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