Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem were canceled amid the Israel-Hamas war. Bethlehem is home to the Church of the Nativity, believed to be the birthplace of Jesus. Christmas, normally the West ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — The typically bustling biblical birthplace of Jesus resembled a ghost town Sunday after Christmas Eve celebrations in Bethlehem were called off due to the Israel-Hamas war.

The typically bustling biblical birthplace of Jesus resembled a ghost town Sunday after Christmas Eve celebrations in Bethlehem were called off due to the Israel ... rainy weather added to the ...

as Christmas Eve celebrations in Bethlehem were called off due to the Israel-Hamas war. The festive lights and Christmas tree that normally decorate Manger Square were missing, as were the throngs ...

Even before the latest war the fortunes of Christians in the West Bank, including Jerusalem, were fast declining. Gaining permits from the Israeli authorities to travel in and out of Bethlehem and ...

A church in Bethlehem, the biblical birthplace ... through the social media and media in general." While the current war between Israel and Hamas has primarily taken place in Gaza, a territory ...

The most prominent feature on the Jerusalem skyline is the Dome of the ... Tourism is a vital part of the economy of the Bethlehem area. The area was somewhat hilly and the old streets were ...

JERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters) - Christians in the Gaza Strip will not be allowed to visit holy cities such as Bethlehem and Jerusalem to celebrate Christmas this year, Israeli authorities said on Thursday.

It was a subdued Christmas Eve in the traditional birthplace of Jesus on Sunday, with spirits dampened by cold, rainy weather ... clashes in Bethlehem, which lies just south of Jerusalem.

For the last year, the terraced landscape of Battir, a small Palestinian village near Bethlehem ... show why the Barrier should be built in this current planned form that would irreversibly ...