That economic lifeline vanished when war broke out in Gaza following the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel.

For the past two years all public Christmas celebrations have been cancelled in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank.

The city, where Jesus Christ was born, is decking the halls again — decorating the city with traditional lights and a massive ...

A giant Christmas tree adorned with red and gold baubles stands in the West Bank city of Bethlehem for the first time since ...

The annual Christmas tree lighting took place this weekend in Bethlehem. Thousands of people came to the city’s Manger Square, which is perched atop a line of hills south of Jerusalem, to participate ...

Bethlehem lights its Christmas tree for the first time since the Gaza war began, with the mayor calling Christmas “the light ...

After two somber and muted Christmas seasons, the city where Christ was born is preparing to celebrate again. The Palestinian ...

People take photos in front of a Christmas tree at the Manger Square in Bethlehem, southern West Bank on Dec. 6, 2025.

JERUSALEM — Following two years of subdued Christmas celebrations due to the ongoing Hamas-Israel war, this year the holiday ...

Bethlehem will resume its Christmas celebrations this year following a two-year pause due to the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict ...

The city of Bethlehem, home to thousands of Christians, had foregone its annual celebrations over the past four years due to ...

That economic lifeline vanished when war broke out in Gaza following the Hamas-led October 7, 2023 attack on southern Israel.