Bethlehem lights tree after two years, mixing hope with sorrow amid Gaza war and economic hardship from Israeli siege.

Christmas decorations – and tourists – return to Bethlehem in needed boost to economy - The unemployment rate in the city ...

Christmas should be the busiest time of the year for the shopkeepers of Manger Square, but the birthplace of Jesus is now a ...

After two years of war, Bethlehem has lit its first Christmas tree, illuminating a 65-foot tree in front of the historic ...

Tourism-reliant city sees crowds travel from Israel, West Bank and beyond, seeks to 'reignite hope' after celebrations were muted amid war, and before that during COVID ...

Hundreds of worshippers, both Palestinians and foreigners, attended the Midnight Mass at the Church of Nativity in the West Bank. The regular cheering was absent, and no Christmas tree or decorations ...

Tourists and pilgrims are slowly beginning to return to Bethlehem following the implementation in October of the Trump-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas following two years of war in Gaza, ...

Greek Orthodox parish priest at the Church of Nativity shares a message of hope amidst violence, addressing the people of ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (KGO) -- Christian faithful from around the world descended Thursday on the biblical city of Bethlehem for Christmas Eve celebrations at the traditional birthplace of Jesus, as an ...

BETHLEHEM — A giant Christmas tree adorned with red and gold baubles stands in the West Bank city of Bethlehem for the first time since 2022. The Palestinian city, revered by Christians as the ...

As a ceasefire holds for now in Gaza, Palestinians hope the festivities can lead to a more peaceful future in a region shaken by tragedy.