Bethlehem, occupied West Bank – For the first time in two years, the Christmas tree in Bethlehem lit up the night sky, restoring a glimmer of joy to the birthplace of Jesus after seasons overshadowed ...

Bethlehem's first public Christmas tree ceremony since 2022 as Gaza truce holds War in Gaza has wrecked Bethlehem's economy and tourism Bethlehem mayor highlights Gaza's suffering BETHLEHEM, West Bank ...

Spectators gather at Nativity Square during a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Bethlehem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on December 6, 2025 [Hazem Bader/AFP] Between Israel’s genocidal war on ...

BETHLEHEM — A giant Christmas tree adorned with red and gold baubles stands in the West Bank city of Bethlehem for the first time since 2022. The Palestinian city, revered by Christians as the ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank, Dec 6 (Reuters) - A giant Christmas tree adorned with red and gold baubles stands in the West Bank city of Bethlehem for the first time since 2022. The Palestinian city, revered ...

People packed the square in Bethlehem to watch the tree lit up during a two-hour ceremony, metres away from the Church of the Nativity — HAZEM BADER Christmas cheer returned to the traditional ...

Hundreds gathered Friday night at the Payrow Plaza in Bethlehem to watch as the lights flipped on and illuminated the city’s Christmas tree, kicking off the holiday season. Santa Claus, live music, ...

For the past two years — while the war in Gaza has been taking place — all Christmas celebrations have been canceled in Bethlehem, the town where Jesus was born. However, after the recent ceasefire, ...

Visitors walk past the Church of the Nativity, where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born, ahead of Christmas in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser) ...

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. But as ...