For the second straight year, Bethlehem’s Christmas celebrations will be somber and muted, in deference to war in Gaza.

The city of Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the traditional birthplace of Jesus, will not have the usual ...

The war, the violence in the occupied West Bank it has spurred and the lack of festivities has deeply hurt Bethlehem’s ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — The Nativity Store in Manger Square has sold handmade olive wood carvings and religious items to people visiting the traditional birthplace of Jesus since 1927.

Bethlehem's Christmas celebrations are subdued due to the ongoing conflict in Gaza, affecting tourism and local economy.