On Bethlehem's Manger Square, Christmas decorations and pilgrims are notably absent for a second wartime festive season in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city. The Church of the Nativity that ...

On Bethlehem's Manger Square, Christmas decorations and pilgrims are notably absent for a second wartime festive season in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city. The Church of the Nativity that ...

The absence of foreigners from Manger Square for the second year in a row has turned the old city into a ghost town, stealing the joys that come with the annual commemoration of the birth of our ...

Christmas festivities in Bethlehem are overshadowed by the war. A large Christmas tree usually stands in Manger Square, opposite the Church of the Nativity which is built atop a cave where ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) - For a second year running, there is no Christmas cheer in Bethlehem, with tourists shunning the Palestinian city and many residents seeking a way out as the Gaza war ...

Nearly 300 years later, Moravians continue celebrating their Christmas season traditions in Bethlehem. They include the “putz,” a Nativity scene that tells the story of Christ’s birth with ...

On Christmas Eve 2024, Bethlehem’s usually vibrant ... For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org In Manger Square, a scaled-down holiday parade drew fewer spectators than ...

Traditionally, a grand Christmas tree would light up Manger Square, but local authorities opted against elaborate celebrations for a second year. "This year we limited our joy," Bethlehem mayor ...

BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK -- Bethlehem marked another sombre Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the ... The festive lights and giant tree that normally decorate Manger Square were missing, and as were the ...

In the Oct. 7 assault on southern Israel, Hamas-led militants killed about 1,200 people, most of them civilians, and took more than 250 Israeli hostages. Israeli officials believe that around 100 ...