Christmas in Bethlehem celebrated under the shadow of Israel's war in Gaza
1 day ago · Tarazi was born in Gaza City but has lived in Bethlehem for nearly 40 years. Four of her siblings were still alive in the Strip when the war broke out more than a year ago.
Bethlehem plans another somber Christmas under the shadow of war in Gaza
3 days ago · The city of Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the traditional birthplace of Jesus, will not have the usual trappings of the city's favorite holiday: no public Christmas tree, no raucous scouts march, no decorations and no twinkling lights, …
Bethlehem marks melancholic Christmas for second year in shadow of Gaza ...
2 days ago · Bethlehem, the city in the occupied West Bank that Christians believe is the birthplace of Jesus Christ, marks another solemn Christmas under the shadow of Israel’s genocide in Gaza.. On ...
Bethlehem is set to mark a second subdued Christmas during the war in Gaza
2 days ago · Palestinian scouts carry posters, one reads “Peace for Gaza and its people,” while they march during Christmas Eve celebrations at the Church of the Nativity, traditionally recognized by Christians to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
Bethlehem marks second subdued Christmas, amid pall of …
1 day ago · Bethlehem marks second subdued Christmas, amid pall of ongoing war Latin patriarch, after visiting Catholics in Gaza, urges faithful in West Bank city to ‘not give up,’ as pope in Vatican ...
Bethlehem Plans Another Somber Christmas Under the Shadow of War in Gaza
3 days ago · For the second straight year, Bethlehem’s Christmas celebrations will be somber and muted, in deference to ongoing war in Gaza. There will be no giant Christmas tree in Manger Square, no...
Gaza war: Bethlehem marks a second sombre Christmas | CTV News
2 days ago · Bethlehem marked another sombre Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in Gaza. The excitement and cheer that typically descends on the Palestinian ...
Bethlehem's Christian community struggles to celebrate amid ... - Sky News
2 days ago · Even in their homes, the Palestinian Christian community in Bethlehem is struggling to celebrate. The empty spaces and lack of tourism are the shadow of 14 months of war in Gaza and a daily ...
On Christmas Eve, Bethlehem looks like a ghost ... - Associated Press News
Dec 24, 2023 · The typically bustling biblical birthplace of Jesus looks like a ghost town on Christmas Eve, with celebrations in Bethlehem called off due to the Israel-Hamas war.
‘God is under the rubble in Gaza’: Bethlehem tones down its …
Dec 24, 2023 · Israel’s military said battles were intensifying in southern Gaza’s largest city, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave no hint of plans to slow the war against Hamas despite calls from...