BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) \u2014 At midnight on Christmas Eve, the words of the traditional hymn \u201cThe Night of Christmas\u201d will ring out in the tiny grotto in Bethlehem\u2019s Church of the Nativity, built on the site where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn the night of Christmas, war is buried, On the night of Christmas, love is born,\u201d a local choir sings each year during the midnight service. As they rehearsed ahead of this year’s service, many choir members said the words echoed with deeper meaning following the ceasefire in Gaza.<\/p>\n
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