As a ceasefire holds for now in Gaza, Palestinians hope the festivities can lead to a more peaceful future in a region shaken ...

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

For the past two years all public Christmas celebrations have been cancelled in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank.

Hundreds of people packed Manger Square in Bethlehem on Saturday for the lighting of a Christmas tree. (AP video by Imad ...

The traditional Christmas tree in Bethlehem's Manger Square has been lit for the first time since the war in Gaza began.

The traditional Christmas tree in Bethlehem's Manger Square has been lit for the first time since the war in Gaza began.

Christmas cheer returned to the traditional birthplace of Jesus Christ as Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank lit up a tree ...

A giant Christmas tree adorned with red and gold baubles stands in the West Bank city of Bethlehem for the first time since ...

The fragile ceasefire in Gaza has meant a return to some normalcy in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Imtiaz Tyab reports from ...

People gathered in Bethlehem, in the Israeli occupied West Bank, to watch the lighting of the Christmas tree Saturday. It's the first time it's happened since the war in Gaza began two years ago.

Bethlehem lights its Christmas tree in Manger Square for the first time in two years, bringing hope and cheer to residents ...