In a city synonymous with the birth of Jesus, Christmas is typically a time when Bethlehem is full of visitors. But with war raging, the city's Christian leaders have canceled public celebrations.

A priest walks by the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas Eve, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023.

Holy Family Hospital in Bethlehem, West Bank continues its mission to provide high-quality maternal healthcare to mothers of all races and creeds as the Israel-Hamas war devastates the region.

The war in Gaza has prompted the city, traditionally seen as the birthplace of Jesus, to tone down its Christmas celebrations. By Yara Bayoumy and Samar Hazboun Reporting from Bethlehem in the ...

Bethlehem City Council abruptly ended a meeting where people spoke for hours about a resolution calling for a cease-fire in Israel and Gaza.

A priest walks by the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas Eve, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023.

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — 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.

More than 5,000 Bethlehem residents work directly in the tourist industry, according to Israel’s Haaretz media outlet. With much of the city a ghost town, the busiest, most profitable time of ...

The Bethlehem core area is already hemmed in to the north by the Gilo, Har Gilo and Har Homa semi-circle of settlements—all considered Jerusalem neighborhoods by Israel.

For two and a half thousand years, three reservoirs in Bethlehem’s hills, known as Solomon’s Pools, supplied both Bethlehem and the nearby city of Jerusalem.In December 1917, Welsh infantrymen ...

Christian worshippers light candles at the Church of the Nativity, traditionally recognized by Christians to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Sunday, Dec. 23 ...

Bethlehem is part of a trio of towns, including Beit Jala and Beit Sahour, that locals refer to as “the Triangle.” Taken together, they comprise 70,000 residents, and Christians still maintain ...