Christmas in Bethlehem celebrated under the shadow of Israel's war in Gaza
2 days ago · “Bethlehem is the capital of Christmas. It’s supposed to be the best time of the year. None of that is happening because we’re mourning,” one pastor in the city told NBC News.
No Christmas cheer in Bethlehem for second year amid war on Gaza
1 day ago · Palestinians in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem marked a sombre Christmas for the second consecutive year in solidarity with Gaza, where the Israeli onslaught has killed 45,000 people in ...
Bethlehem plans another somber Christmas under the shadow of war in Gaza
4 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 ...
At Christmas, Pope calls for ‘silence of arms’, says Gaza situation ...
1 day ago · Israel has killed at least 45,361 Palestinians in its war on Gaza and wounded 107,803 since October 7, 2023, the day a Hamas-led operation was launched into Israel during which 1,139 people were ...
Bethlehem Marks a Second Subdued Christmas During the War in Gaza
2 days ago · BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in Gaza. The cheer that typically descends on ...
Cities worldwide hold subdued Christmas Eve ... - Associated Press News
3 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)
Palestinian Christians struggle to find hope at Christmas - BBC
A baby Jesus figure was placed on top of a pile of rubble in Bethlehem's Evangelical Lutheran Church, with sermons focusing on the Gaza war The little town of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank ...
Christians in Gaza, Huddled in Churches, Celebrate Christmas
3 days ago · Ramez Souri, a Christian in Gaza, says he has little to celebrate this Christmas. Fourteen months into the war, he still sleeps on the grounds of St. Porphyrius, the ancient Greek Orthodox church ...
Bethlehem Plans Another Somber Christmas Under the Shadow of War in Gaza
4 days ago · Mahmoud Illean. Worshippers visit the Church of the Nativity, where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born, ahead of Christmas in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024.
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