There will be no Christmas tree in Bethlehem this year as the traditional site of Jesus' birth holds pared-down celebrations "without the fanfare and without too many lights" in the shadow of the Gaza war. Bethlehem, which neighbours Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank, has been battered by Israeli aggression of years past. But many townspeople have been especially gripped by the current war on Gaza, 50 km (30 miles) away. Following the October 7 killing and kidnapping spree in southern Israel by Hamas, the war has seen much of the impoverished enclave devastated in an Israeli offensive with no end in sight. In the early days of every December, church leaders convene
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