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.

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.

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.

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.

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 ...

Its economy is heavily dependent on tourism but few foreign visitors are coming to the city in the occupied West Bank amid the war sparked by Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on 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 ...

People hold a giant Palestinian flag in Manger Square, near the Nativity Church, which is traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas Eve, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem ...

Tarazi was born in Gaza City but has lived in Bethlehem for nearly 40 years. Four of her siblings were still alive in the Strip when the war broke out more than a year ago.