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In Bethlehem, the West Bank town revered as Jesus' birthplace, Christmas is all but canceled, in solidarity with Palestinians' suffering in Gaza. ... St. Porphyrius, was hit by Israeli bombardment ...
Bethlehem was part of Mandatory Palestine from 1920 to 1948. [64] In the United Nations General Assembly's 1947 resolution to partition Palestine, Bethlehem was included in the international enclave of Jerusalem to be administered by the United Nations. [65] Jordan captured the city during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. [66]
1 November – Kyrgyzstan recognizes the State of Palestine. 100 countries recognized the State of Palestine by the end of 1995. [2] 12 December – The city of Nablus passes from Israeli to Palestinian Authority control. 21 December – The city of Bethlehem passes from Israeli to Palestinian Authority control.
A participant waves a Palestinian flag while running along Israel's controversial separation barrier, which divides the West Bank from Jerusalem, in the biblical town of Bethlehem during the 6th ...
The typically bustling biblical birthplace of Jesus resembled a ghost town Sunday after Christmas Eve celebrations in Bethlehem were called off due to the Israel-Hamas war. The festive lights and ...
The most prominent events related to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict which occurred during 1995 include: September 28 – The Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (also called the "Oslo II Agreement") is signed, which includes provision for the transfer of control of Bethlehem, Jenin, Nablus, Qalqilya, Ramallah, Tulkarm and some 450 villages to the Palestinian Authority.
On 16 December 2023, two Palestinian Christians, Nahida Khalil Anton and her daughter Samar Kamal Anton, were shot and killed while they were walking inside the grounds of the Holy Family Church to go to the bathroom during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war. [1] [2] The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said that the shots were fired by an Israeli ...
Israel-Palestine war live: Hamas fighting continues beyond barrier as 500 targets in Gaza hit overnight Alisha Rahaman Sarkar and Tara Cobham October 9, 2023 at 3:00 AM