Amid Christmas celebrations, Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus, was hit by Israeli raids in the occupied West Bank. The suffering in Gaza due to the Israel-Hamas war cast a shadow over Christmas, with calls for an immediate ceasefire. Palestinian artists displayed installations in support of Gaza, while large-scale celebrations were canceled to show solidarity. The somber atmosphere in Bethlehem reflected the heavy hearts and shared pain of families affected by the war in the Middle East.
Palestinian family in Gaza takes Christmas photos. https://t.co/cNnkZFxIoq
VIDEO: Sombre Christmas in Bethlehem as Gaza war rages. An artwork showing rubble and barbed wire, a statue of a child in an incubator as well as banners reading "We want life, not death" are displayed in the forecourt of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. The traditional… https://t.co/et5GvOdrw6
This morning, Israel attacked the West Bank, the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas day. Large scale celebrations in Bethlehem were already cancelled to show solidarity with the people of Gaza. But what does Christmas usually look like in Palestine, the very place it began? https://t.co/TUdcgcBsty
Israel is bombing Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus, on the day that the world is celebrating the birth of Jesus. Israel is cancelling Christmas with U.S.-made bombs from U.S.-made warplanes, paid for by U.S. taxes. https://t.co/3q9GxHM2rJ
Watch: Palestinian artist Rana Bishara shows an installation of a figure of baby Jesus inside an incubator in front of the Church of the Nativity in #Bethlehem in support of #Gaza. https://t.co/VbXwbmz8TZ https://t.co/SUZlJ9Nrrc
Israel hits Bethlehem in Christmas raids on occupied West Bank https://t.co/n47oqy9ZRY via @AJEnglish
A Palestinian artist showed an installation of a Baby Jesus figurine inside an incubator in front of Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity, as the suffering of Gazans amid the Israel-Hamas war cast a pall over Christmas https://t.co/0MDo3DSSbn
Christmas is a time when families get together and celebrate. With the brutal war going on in the Middle East, especially the death and destruction in Gaza, this year we get to Christmas with very heavy hearts and we share the pain of those families who are grieving the loss of… https://t.co/NqynT2LsST
Israel hits Bethlehem in Christmas raids on occupied West Bank. https://t.co/hnQ9Ew0Qzs
Today christians worldwide celebrate Christmas; the birth of Jesus, a refugee, born amongst the occupied and marginalised. Every church, should call for an immediate ceasefire. Silence is not an option This, the powerful sermon from Bethlehem, Palestine https://t.co/mVe4U7H0OP