Tens of thousands visit northern town for festive events; in the West Bank, meanwhile, locals who depend on tourism for their livelihood say health crisis 'worse than war'

Some tourists were expected to return this year, but new COVID strain and resulting Israeli ban on foreigners mean city will likely see second year with little income

Israel Museum researcher finds rare eulogia token showing both baby Jesus and Church of the Nativity as it may have looked 700 years after his birth

Schools, universities, mosques, churches close, and Palestine Marathon postponed after carriers identified in Bethlehem

Authorities in Athens say group was in Jewish state, West Bank and Egypt on February 19-27; at West Bank hotel where they stayed, 4 people may be infected

Gilad Erdan asks National Security Council chief to limit Friday prayers to only Arab Israelis and East Jerusalemites after 7 infections in West Bank, near Bethlehem

Palestinian Tourism Ministry decides hotels throughout West Bank will stop welcoming tourists as of Friday

Episode led to a social media backlash after contestants offered different takes on which country is home to the historic Church of the Nativity in the West Bank city

Clip showing contestant's 'Palestine' answer being ruled wrong on US game show angers activists

Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the most senior Roman Catholic official in the Middle East, to lead midnight mass on Tuesday evening in city where Jesus believed born