After two years of subdued festivities due to the war in Gaza, Christmas celebrations have returned to Bethlehem in 2025, ...

'It was sobering for me to see this wall for real on my visit to the Holy Land, and we were stopped at various checkpoints ...

Christmas celebrations have returned to the birthplace of Jesus after a two-year hiatus, but the joy remains overshadowed by another turbulent year for Palestinians living under Israeli-occupation in ...

The 2023 and 2024 celebrations were canceled with a "broken heart and a broken soul," Bethlehem's mayor told NBC News, but ...

Bethlehem, where Christians believe Jesus was born, had canceled Christmas celebrations during the war. But on Wednesday, the giant Christmas tree returned to Manger Square, temporarily replacing the ...

The city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank finished its last-minute preparations on Christmas Eve, ready to usher in the celebrations.

Bethlehem revived its Christmas celebrations after more than two years of sombre observances, as a fragile Gaza truce allowed scouts, pilgrims and families to gather once more, while Pope Leo XIV and ...

With a ceasefire in place in Gaza, Bethlehem in the West Bank is resuming its festive Christmas celebrations.

For the past two years, Christmas in Bethlehem has been a somber affair, without the traditional festivities. But this year, ...