BETHLEHEM, West Bank — The biblical town ... Daisy Lucas, a 38-year-old Filipina who works in Israel, said it was a dream come true to mark the holiday in such an important place.

The rooftop of the city hall is packed with camera crews from around the globe to ... message, Bethlehem Mayor Hanna Hanania spoke this year of mourning — and condemned Israel’s prosecution ...

Growing up in Bethlehem with a family that shared a passion ... Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories began in 1967. As Israel’s war in Gaza continues, the Palestinian chef says he ...

One of the few visitors is Florida resident Linda Nocera. 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 ...

But the streets are empty this season. With most major airlines canceling flights to Israel, over 70 hotels in Bethlehem have been forced to close, leaving some 6,000 employees in the tourism ...

Meanwhile, an Israeli-built wall partially encircles Bethlehem, cutting it off from Jerusalem and stifling homebuilding and urban growth. Israel says the wall is a necessary security measure to ...

Christmas morning in Bethlehem is somber, not the usual joyful town with parades and bands in Manger Square. Church leaders canceled celebrations there because of the Israel-Hamas war. Some ...

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.

Christmas will look different in the Middle East this year as Israel's war against Hamas rages ... has caused the town of Bethlehem, the globally revered birthplace of Jesus located in the ...

Israel has approved a new illegal settlement on a UNESCO World Heritage Site near Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank. Bezalel Smotrich, the country’s far-right finance minister, said on ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — In the little town of Bethlehem, Christmas this year is barely a whisper. Palestinian scouts paraded ...