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Watch as midnight mass was held in Bethlehem on 24 December, to mark the start of Christmas, despite the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.

There is an obscure medieval legend that says once upon a time in Bethlehem, a child was born whose holiness was so great it required the slaughter of all the “sodomites” in the world.

This holiday season, Bethlehem's Christmas celebrations take on a somber tone amidst the war in Gaza. A nativity scene depicts baby Jesus lying amidst the ...

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The normally bustling biblical birthplace of Jesus resembled a ghost town on Sunday, as Christmas Eve celebrations in Bethlehem were called off due to the Israel-Hamas war. The festive lights and Christmas tree that normally decorate Manger Square were missing, as were the throngs of foreign tourists who gather each…

The normally bustling biblical birthplace of Jesus looks like a ghost town on Christmas Eve, with celebrations in Bethlehem called off due to the Israel-Hamas war

This year’s Christmas will have rubble-laden mangers and silent processions amid the Israel, Hamas war.

Usually full of tourists, Manger Square is now sad and empty, and a nativity baby Jesus lies nearby in rubble

Unlike other Christmases, Noha Helmi Tarazi’s family won’t be visiting her. Her sister and brother were killed in Gaza.