The West Bank city of Bethlehem marked a full return of Christmas celebrations on Wednesday, resuming traditional festivities for the first time since they were scaled back or cancelled following the outbreak of Israeli war on Gaza in October 2023.
During the war, festivities in the city, the birthplace of Jesus Christ, were cancelled or muted in respect for the thousands of people who lost their lives in the Israeli
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