‘No joy in our hearts’: Bethlehem’s Christians face heartbreak at Christmas

The war has brought Bethlehem’s tourism – a bedrock of its economy – to a standstill at the time of the year when it usually peaks. Where visitors from around the world would usually throng Bethlehem’s markets around Christmas, the streets are empty this year.
But even if tourists were around, there’s no festivity among the residents of Bethlehem, many of whom have close family members in Gaza.
And for 87-year-old Noha Tarazi, Christmas celebrations this year are muted, because of the war on Gaza.

Al Jazeera’s Nida Ibrahim reports from Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank.

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