# Bethlehem · 1 December 2018

> Photos and videos from Bethlehem on 1 December 2018.

## Facts

- **What:** Bethlehem · 1 December 2018 (News story)
- **Where:** [Bethlehem](https://apa.atyaf.co/location/bethlehem)
- **When:** 2018-12-01 – 2018-12-02
- **Media:** 67 photos, 0 videos, 0 rushes
- **Credit:** © apaimages / Ahmad Arouri, Prime Minister Office, Wisam Hashlamoun
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- **Canonical URL:** https://apa.atyaf.co/story/bethlehem-2018-12-01
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-20T21:08:10+00:00
- **Arabic version:** https://apa.atyaf.co/ar/story/bethlehem-2018-12-01

## Media in this story

- [Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton arrives to lead a mass at the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049139) — APA-PH-2018-049139 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton arrives to lead a mass at the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on December 1, 2018. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton leads a mass at the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049140) — APA-PH-2018-049140 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton leads a mass at the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on December 1, 2018. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton leads a mass at the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049141) — APA-PH-2018-049141 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton leads a mass at the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on December 1, 2018. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton arrives to lead a mass at the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049142) — APA-PH-2018-049142 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton arrives to lead a mass at the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on December 1, 2018. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton leads a mass at the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049143) — APA-PH-2018-049143 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton leads a mass at the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on December 1, 2018. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Clergymen wait for the arrival of Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton t the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049144) — APA-PH-2018-049144 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Clergymen wait for the arrival of Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton t the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on December 1, 2018. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton arrives to lead a mass at the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049145) — APA-PH-2018-049145 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton arrives to lead a mass at the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on December 1, 2018. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton arrives to lead a mass at the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049146) — APA-PH-2018-049146 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton arrives to lead a mass at the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on December 1, 2018. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton leads a mass at the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049147) — APA-PH-2018-049147 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton leads a mass at the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on December 1, 2018. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Clergymen wait for the arrival of Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton t the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049148) — APA-PH-2018-049148 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Clergymen wait for the arrival of Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton t the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on December 1, 2018. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Clergymen wait for the arrival of Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton t the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049149) — APA-PH-2018-049149 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Clergymen wait for the arrival of Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton t the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on December 1, 2018. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton leads a mass at the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049150) — APA-PH-2018-049150 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton leads a mass at the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on December 1, 2018. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton leads a mass at the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049151) — APA-PH-2018-049151 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton leads a mass at the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on December 1, 2018. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton arrives to lead a mass at the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049152) — APA-PH-2018-049152 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton arrives to lead a mass at the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on December 1, 2018. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton leads a mass at the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049153) — APA-PH-2018-049153 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton leads a mass at the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on December 1, 2018. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton leads a mass at the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049154) — APA-PH-2018-049154 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton leads a mass at the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on December 1, 2018. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Palestinian scouts perform as Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton arrives to lead a mass at the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049155) — APA-PH-2018-049155 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Palestinian scouts perform as Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton arrives to lead a mass at the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on December 1, 2018. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton leads a mass at the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049156) — APA-PH-2018-049156 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton leads a mass at the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on December 1, 2018. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Palestinian scouts perform as Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton arrives to lead a mass at the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049157) — APA-PH-2018-049157 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Palestinian scouts perform as Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton arrives to lead a mass at the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on December 1, 2018. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton leads a mass at the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049158) — APA-PH-2018-049158 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton leads a mass at the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on December 1, 2018. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Palestinian scouts perform as Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton arrives to lead a mass at the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049159) — APA-PH-2018-049159 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Palestinian scouts perform as Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton arrives to lead a mass at the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on December 1, 2018. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton leads a mass at the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049160) — APA-PH-2018-049160 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton leads a mass at the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on December 1, 2018. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton arrives to lead a mass at the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049161) — APA-PH-2018-049161 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton arrives to lead a mass at the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on December 1, 2018. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton arrives to lead a mass at the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049162) — APA-PH-2018-049162 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton arrives to lead a mass at the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on December 1, 2018. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton leads a mass at the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049163) — APA-PH-2018-049163 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Custodian of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton leads a mass at the Church of Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on December 1, 2018. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049178) — APA-PH-2018-049178 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree on December 1, 2018 at the Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ's birth, in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049179) — APA-PH-2018-049179 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree on December 1, 2018 at the Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ's birth, in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049180) — APA-PH-2018-049180 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree on December 1, 2018 at the Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ's birth, in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049181) — APA-PH-2018-049181 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree on December 1, 2018 at the Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ's birth, in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049182) — APA-PH-2018-049182 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree on December 1, 2018 at the Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ's birth, in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049183) — APA-PH-2018-049183 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree on December 1, 2018 at the Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ's birth, in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049184) — APA-PH-2018-049184 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree on December 1, 2018 at the Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ's birth, in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049185) — APA-PH-2018-049185 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree on December 1, 2018 at the Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ's birth, in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049186) — APA-PH-2018-049186 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree on December 1, 2018 at the Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ's birth, in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049187) — APA-PH-2018-049187 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree on December 1, 2018 at the Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ's birth, in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049188) — APA-PH-2018-049188 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree on December 1, 2018 at the Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ's birth, in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049189) — APA-PH-2018-049189 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree on December 1, 2018 at the Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ's birth, in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049190) — APA-PH-2018-049190 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree on December 1, 2018 at the Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ's birth, in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049191) — APA-PH-2018-049191 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree on December 1, 2018 at the Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ's birth, in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049192) — APA-PH-2018-049192 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree on December 1, 2018 at the Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ's birth, in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049193) — APA-PH-2018-049193 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree on December 1, 2018 at the Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ's birth, in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049194) — APA-PH-2018-049194 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree on December 1, 2018 at the Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ's birth, in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049195) — APA-PH-2018-049195 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree on December 1, 2018 at the Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ's birth, in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049196) — APA-PH-2018-049196 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree on December 1, 2018 at the Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ's birth, in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049197) — APA-PH-2018-049197 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree on December 1, 2018 at the Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ's birth, in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049198) — APA-PH-2018-049198 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree on December 1, 2018 at the Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ's birth, in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun
- [Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049202) — APA-PH-2018-049202 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ahmad Arouri
  Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree on December 1, 2018 at the Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ's birth, in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem. Photo by Ahmad Arouri
- [Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049203) — APA-PH-2018-049203 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ahmad Arouri
  Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree on December 1, 2018 at the Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ's birth, in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem. Photo by Ahmad Arouri
- [Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049204) — APA-PH-2018-049204 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ahmad Arouri
  Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree on December 1, 2018 at the Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ's birth, in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem. Photo by Ahmad Arouri
- [Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049205) — APA-PH-2018-049205 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ahmad Arouri
  Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree on December 1, 2018 at the Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ's birth, in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem. Photo by Ahmad Arouri
- [Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049206) — APA-PH-2018-049206 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ahmad Arouri
  Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree on December 1, 2018 at the Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ's birth, in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem. Photo by Ahmad Arouri
- [Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049207) — APA-PH-2018-049207 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ahmad Arouri
  Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree on December 1, 2018 at the Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ's birth, in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem. Photo by Ahmad Arouri
- [Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049208) — APA-PH-2018-049208 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ahmad Arouri
  Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree on December 1, 2018 at the Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ's birth, in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem. Photo by Ahmad Arouri
- [Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049209) — APA-PH-2018-049209 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ahmad Arouri
  Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree on December 1, 2018 at the Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ's birth, in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem. Photo by Ahmad Arouri
- [Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049210) — APA-PH-2018-049210 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ahmad Arouri
  Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree on December 1, 2018 at the Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ's birth, in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem. Photo by Ahmad Arouri
- [Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049211) — APA-PH-2018-049211 · photo · 2018-12-01 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ahmad Arouri
  Palestinian Christians watch as fireworks light the sky to mark the lighting of a Christmas tree on December 1, 2018 at the Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ's birth, in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem. Photo by Ahmad Arouri
- [Palestinian Prime Minister, Rami Hamdallah attends the lighting of the Christmas tree](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049214) — APA-PH-2018-049214 · photo · 2018-12-02 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Prime Minister Office (Handout)
  Palestinian Prime Minister, Rami Hamdallah attends the lighting of the Christmas tree on December 1, 2018 at the Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ's birth, in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem. Photo by Prime Minister Office
- [Palestinian Prime Minister, Rami Hamdallah attends the lighting of the Christmas tree](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049215) — APA-PH-2018-049215 · photo · 2018-12-02 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Prime Minister Office (Handout)
  Palestinian Prime Minister, Rami Hamdallah attends the lighting of the Christmas tree on December 1, 2018 at the Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ's birth, in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem. Photo by Prime Minister Office
- [Palestinian Prime Minister, Rami Hamdallah attends the lighting of the Christmas tree](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049216) — APA-PH-2018-049216 · photo · 2018-12-02 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Prime Minister Office (Handout)
  Palestinian Prime Minister, Rami Hamdallah attends the lighting of the Christmas tree on December 1, 2018 at the Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ's birth, in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem. Photo by Prime Minister Office
- [Palestinian Prime Minister, Rami Hamdallah attends the lighting of the Christmas tree](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2018-049217) — APA-PH-2018-049217 · photo · 2018-12-02 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Prime Minister Office (Handout)
  Palestinian Prime Minister, Rami Hamdallah attends the lighting of the Christmas tree on December 1, 2018 at the Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ's birth, in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem. Photo by Prime Minister Office