Bethlehem Christmas tree lights up for first time since start of Gaza war

Bethlehem Christmas tree lights up for first time since start of Gaza war

Yolande KnellMiddle East correspondent, Bethlehem

Reuters Palestinians light up a Christmas tree in Manger Square outside the Church of the Nativity, in BethlehemReuters

For two years during the Gaza war, all public celebrations for Christmas were cancelled in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank – where Christians believe Jesus was born.

But after the…

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