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DARK SECRETS: Bethlehem | Rare Historical Photos

This Week in History: Iranian plots, a siege on Bethlehem and the loss of a Pope

Explore how major events between 30 March and 5 April were captured on The Independent’s front pages

The Independent UK

Charity to install paediatric operating theatres in West Bank amid rising demand

Kids Operating Room has committed to establishing facilities inside existing hospitals in Bethlehem, Hebron and Jericho.

Evening Standard

Banksy's Walled Off Hotel reopens in Bethlehem after two-year closure

A guest house filled with Banksy's artwork has reopened in Bethlehem after a two-year closure due to the Gaza war.

Euronews

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NASA's 3I/ATLAS-Inspired Theory Transforms Christmas Star Mystery

NASA's Mark Matney reveals a groundbreaking theory: the Star of Bethlehem was a high-speed comet. Discover how 2025's 3I/ATLAS helped solve the 2,000-year mystery.

International Business Times UK

Photos of Christmas celebrations around the world

From Bethlehem to Beijing, people around the world are celebrating the Christmas season. A polar bear mascot boards an elevator during holiday revelry. Swimmers plunge into frigid waters off Northern Ireland for a charity event. Singers fill a stadium in Indonesia.

The Independent UK

Thousands flock to Bethlehem to revive Christmas spirit after 2 years of war in Gaza

After two years of subdued Christmas celebrations due to war, thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem's Manger Square on Christmas Eve

The Independent UK

First Thing: Number of people in ICE detention hits record high

Administration has arrested 328,000 and deported 327,000 people. Plus, Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank celebrates Christmas again

The Guardian - UK

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What world was Jesus born into? A historian describes the turbulent times of the real nativity

Every year, millions of people sing the beautiful carol Silent Night, with its line “all is calm, all is bright”.

The Conversation

Reliquary of the Holy Crib: Remains of Jesus' manger from Bethlehem

Five pieces of wood in a silver-and-gold container at a basilica in Rome may be the remains of the manger Jesus was laid on when he was born.

LiveScience

Christmas decorations – and tourists – return to Bethlehem in needed boost to economy

The unemployment rate in the city jumped from 14% to 65%

The Independent UK

Could the Star of Bethlehem have actually been a comet?

The direction, distance and motion of the comet through the sky during its closest approach could have made it seem like it was hovering over Bethlehem when Jesus was said to have been born.

Space

Christmas celebrations return to Bethlehem after 2 years of war in Gaza

Christmas celebrations are returning to Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank after two years of war in Gaza

The Independent UK

Israel plans to seize major archaeological site in the West Bank

The move coincided with the establishment of a new illegal outpost by Israeli settlers near Bethlehem and comes as the Israeli government faces growing pressure to crackdown on settler violence.

Euronews

Silent For 800 Years, Medieval Organ Sings Again In Jerusalem

The pipes of a medieval organ, buried for centuries and discovered near the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, are once more filling a Jerusalem monastery with ancient melodies.

International Business Times

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Banksy mural shows judge beating protester amid Palestine Action crackdown

Banksy’s new High Court mural is thought to criticise Britain’s crackdown on Palestine Action protests.

The Guardian - UK

‘High aspirations’: the school that embodies Labour’s hopes for special needs

A mainstream London school with a high number of children with EHCPs has effectively set up a mini special school within its walls

Al Jazeera

Israel arrests 50 across occupied West Bank; Jenin displaced return briefly

Multiple Israeli raids have taken place in Nablus, Qalqilya, Tubas, Hebron, Jenin, Bethlehem and Ramallah.

Euronews

Christian Palestinians mourn Pope Francis, an outspoken voice for peace in Gaza

In the last 18 months of his life, Pope Francis frequently called with the only Catholic church in Gaza to see how people huddled inside were coping with the devastating war.

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The Independent UK

PHOTO ESSAY: Workshops empty, Bethlehem carvers fret over second Easter with no tourists

Bethlehem workshops where carvers toil over small pieces of olive wood sit empty these days.

The National (Scotland)

Church of Scotland issues statement on Gaza as Christmas cancelled in Bethlehem

THE Church of Scotland has issued a statement as the town of Bethlehem has cancelled Christmas celebrations for a second year amid Israel’s war on…

International Business Times

Pope Kicks Off Christmas Under Shadow Of War

Christmas revellers around the world donned red and white Santa hats, offered meals to the homeless and lit candles on Wednesday, as Pope Francis launched observation of the global holiday with a sombre mass in the Vatican.

Al Jazeera

Bethlehem marks melancholic Christmas for second year in shadow of Gaza war

The excitement and cheer that typically descends on town in the occupied West Bank on Christmas are nowhere to be found.

International Business Times

Bethlehem Marks Somber Christmas Under Shadow Of War

Hundreds of people gathered at the Church of the Nativity in the holy city of Bethlehem on Tuesday to mark another solemn Christmas overshadowed by the war in Gaza.

The Independent UK

Bethlehem is set to mark a second subdued Christmas during the war in Gaza

Bethlehem is preparing for another somber Christmas under the shadow of war in Gaza

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Bethlehem's Christmas Celebrations Diminished Amid War In Gaza

Bethlehem's Nativity Store and local economy struggle amidst conflict, impacting tourism and traditional crafts. Efforts to revive Christmas traditions off...

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