Jesus’ birthplace Bethlehem CANCELS Christmas celebrations over Gaza ‘genocide’

Bethlehem, usually the heart of the Christmas story, mourns this year due to the devastating toll of Israel’s Gaza campaign. With over 20,000 lives lost, Bethlehem cancelled its iconic Christmas tree, standing in solidarity with Gaza just 30 miles away. Churches replaced traditional scenes with nativity figures in rubble and barbed wire. In the midst of the Israel-Gaza conflict, Christmas in the region was somber: Palestinian artist Rana Bishara’s powerful installation—a baby Jesus in an incubator, honours premature Gazans many of whom were killed as a direct result of Israeli tactics