Bethlehem tourism hit: Quiet Christmas with few visitors and pilgrims

The tourism industry in Bethlehem has come to a halt this Christmas as a result of the war.
Thousands of visitors and Christian pilgrims usually flock to the city they celebrate as the birthplace of Jesus Christ.
But with roads closed and tourists staying away, many hotels have been forced to shut their doors.

Al Jazeera’s Laura Khan reports from Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank.

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