Christmas Eve was silenced in Bethlehem on Sunday, another grim reminder of the Israel-Hamas war. Dozens of Palestinian security forces patrolled an empty Manger Square in the West Bank town.

The atmosphere in Bethlehem is heavy with absence. Christmas celebrations have been cancelled this year and the thousands of tourists and pilgrims who would normally fill Manger Square are nowhere ...

After roughly a decade of operation, HandHeldz restaurant in Bethlehem will close Saturday. “We hope to see you one last time before we close our doors,” a Tuesday Facebook post stated.

Bethlehem, traditionally believed to be the ... City officials said they would still hold a mass and prayers in Manger Square, the purported site of the nativity, but that a tree, lights, and ...

Bethlehem, the normally bustling biblical birthplace of Jesus, resembles a ghost town this Christmas Eve, with celebrations called off due to the Israel-Hamas war. The festive lights and Christmas ...

He said he always comes to Bethlehem to mark Christmas, but this year was especially sobering, as he gazed at a nativity scene in Manger Square with a baby Jesus wrapped in a white shroud ...