Faith leaders and residents in Bethlehem are grappling with how to mark the festive holiday while fellow Palestinians ...

It is already the second Christmas in Bethlehem to be marked by Israel's war in Gaza. Tourists and pilgrims have stopped ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Bethlehem prepared Tuesday to mark another somber Christmas in the traditional birthplace of ...

The birthplace of Jesus, typically flowing with cheer and tourists, was quiet as Palestinian scouts marched, some with signs ...

The usual crowds of tourists and fest of lights are missing in Bethlehem for the second year, under the shadow of the war in ...

The war started almost immediately after the militant group Hamas, which rules the Palestinian territory of Gaza, launched a ...

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Palestinian city of Bethlehem is preparing for a somber Christmas Eve under the shadow of war in Gaza, with most festivities cancelled and crowds of tourists absent Tuesday ...

NPR's Asma Khalid speaks with Rev. Munther Isaac of Bethlehem's Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church about Christmas in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

The city of Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the traditional birthplace of Jesus, will not have the usual ...

The Nativity Store in Manger Square in Bethlehem has sold handmade olive wood carvings and religious items to pilgrims ...

But as Bethlehem prepares to mark its second Christmas under the shadow of the war in Gaza, there are almost no tourists, leaving the Nativity Store and other businesses unsure of how much longer ...