No Christmas cheer in Bethlehem for second year amid war on Gaza
2 days 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 ...
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.
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 ...
3 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 ...
2 days 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
3 days ago · There are about 182,000 in Israel, 50,000 in the West Bank and Jerusalem and 1,300 in Gaza, according to the U.S. State Department. Elsewhere, worshippers found connection despite difficult times.
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 ...
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)
With war raging in Gaza, Christmas is effectively canceled in ... - CNN
Dec 24, 2023 · Local leaders made the decision last month to scale back festivities in solidarity with the Palestinian population, as heavy fighting raged between Israel and Hamas in the devastated Gaza Strip.
Somber Christmas in Bethlehem: Faith and resilience amid Gaza war
3 days ago · The fighting in Gaza - which is separated from the occupied West Bank by a swath of Israeli territory - erupted after Hamas’s deadly attack on Israel on October 7 last year.
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