City workers prepare and decorate the Christmas tree in Manger Square in Bethlehem

The city of Bethlehem, home to thousands of Christians, had foregone its annual celebrations over the past four years due to the coronavirus pandemic and the war in Gaza. Officials hope reviving celebrations will boost the local economy, which relies heavily on tourists and pilgrims filling hotels and restaurants and buying handicrafts. (AP Video: Imad Isseid)

The city of Bethlehem, home to thousands of Christians, had foregone its annual celebrations over the past four years due to the coronavirus pandemic and the war in Gaza. Officials hope reviving celebrations will boost the local economy, which relies heavily on tourists and pilgrims filling hotels and restaurants and buying handicrafts. (AP Video: Imad Isseid)

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