in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023. Bethlehem is having a subdued Christmas after officials in Jesus' traditional birthplace decided to forgo celebrations due to the Israel ...

By Barb Fraze, CNEWA With the eyes of the world focused on events in Gaza, the situation in the Palestinian West Bank city of ...

The city of Bethlehem is feeling a profound impact from the Israel-Hamas war, miles away from the front lines of fighting in the Gaza Strip. The birthplace of Jesus is canceling many of the ...

Bethlehem City Council abruptly ended its meeting in the wee hours Wednesday morning following five hours of public testimony both in favor and against a proposed resolution calling for a cease ...

Map locates the West Bank city of Bethlehem in Israel, southest of Jerusalem. It also locates the Gaza Strip to the west. The ministry says about 20,000 Palestinians have been killed since the war ...

Israel says the wall is a necessary security ... Tarazi was born in Gaza City but has lived in Bethlehem for nearly 40 years. Four of her siblings were still alive in the Strip when the war ...

It is also a beacon of hope for Bethlehem natives who find themselves caught in the middle of hostilities going on in the Gaza Strip between Hamas and Israel ... the main city centers, bringing ...

It's her fifth trip to Israel, but her first visit to Bethlehem. Nocera thinks the decision by the city's churches to forego Christmas celebrations is the right one, "because of the war and ...

Hours of city time have been taken up by people speaking about the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian enclave 5,700 miles from Bethlehem. One meeting in March ended ...

Throughout the city, police officers were stationed ... from the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, recalled celebrating Christmas in Bethlehem for 30 years. This year, he said, is the saddest ...