On top of the conflict in Gaza, people here have ... a broader trend. “In Bethlehem, the breadwinners, who normally work in Christian tourism or are employed in Israel, are out of work due ...

Jamal al-Darawi, the head of the al-Nu'man Village Council, reported that Israeli forces, accompanied by employees from the ...

Israel says the wall is a necessary security ... The hardship means many young people are leaving Bethlehem and moving abroad in search of a better future — raising fears that the Christian ...

Israel's war against Hamas has ... At his own hotel, the Bethlehem Hotel, he said he has laid off a staff of more than 120 people and retains just five employees. The city hosts more than 100 ...

Bethlehem prepared Tuesday to mark ... In the Oct. 7 assault on southern Israel, Hamas-led militants killed about 1,200 people, most of them civilians, and took more than 250 hostages.

Christians gathered at the Church of the Nativity in the holy city of Bethlehem on Tuesday to mark a solemn Christmas overshadowed by war, as Pope Francis led mass in the Vatican. In Bethlehem, in ...

BETHLEHEM, — Bethlehem marked ... In the Oct. 7 assault on southern Israel, Hamas-led militants killed about 1,200 people, most of them civilians, and took more than 250 Israeli hostages.

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — The Nativity Store in Manger Square has sold handmade olive wood carvings and religious items to people visiting the traditional birthplace of Jesus since 1927.