Nestled in the heart of Bethlehem is the place revered as the birthplace of Jesus, the prince of peace. This year, however, there will only be a shadow of the dazzling Christmas tree in Manger ...

Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem, the biblical birthplace of Jesus, were cancelled this year. The West Bank town was instead patrolled by Palestinian security forces amid the Israel-Hamas war.

The West Bank city of Bethlehem—identified in the Bible as the birthplace of Jesus—held muted Christmas celebrations on Monday amid the war between Israel and Hamas. Christian worshipers pray ...

there is no Christmas cheer in Bethlehem, with tourists shunning the Palestinian city and many residents seeking a way out as the Gaza war grinds on. Bethlehem's Manger Square in front of the ...

For the second straight year, Bethlehem's Christmas celebrations will be somber and muted, in deference to ongoing war in Gaza. There will be no giant Christmas tree in Manger Square, no raucous ...

And with celebrations muted this year in the Holy Land, the star hovering over Bethlehem ... add some cheer to the facility’s Christmas trees. Christmas cards are made by fifth- and eighth ...

There will be no Christmas ... in Bethlehem, a Palestinian town a little more than 5 miles from Jerusalem. Thousands of Christian pilgrims make the trek to the Church of the Nativity in Manger ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in Gaza. The excitement and cheer that typically ...

"We want to show the world that Bethlehem is not having Christmas as usual", he said ... owner of one of Bethlehem's best-located shops right on Manger Square, said he now only opens once or ...

there will only be a shadow of the dazzling Christmas tree in Manger Square, where Christians, Muslims and visitors from around the world usually gather to celebrate. Bethlehem will stand dark ...

Nuns walk along the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas Eve, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem ... normally decorate Manger Square were ...