The historic city of Bethlehem has cancelled Christmas celebrations for the second year in a row as the majority Palestinian populations mourns the tens of thousands of people killed by Israel in Gaza.
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00:00Christmas festivities have been suspended in the historic city of Bethlehem this year,
00:06as Israel's attacks on Gaza continue.
00:09In the Christian tradition, the city of Bethlehem, located in the occupied West Bank, is the
00:14birthplace of Jesus.
00:15For thousands of years, pilgrims have flocked to the city's Church of the Nativity for the
00:19holiday.
00:20But this year, the streets and church remain dark as the majority Palestinian population
00:25mourns the tens of thousands killed in Gaza over the past year.