PHOTOS: Christmas in Bethlehem A street vendor cooks corn ahead of Christmas in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) (Matias Delacroix/AP)
PHOTOS: Christmas in Bethlehem A worshipper leaves the Church of the Nativity where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born, ahead of Christmas in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) (Matias Delacroix/AP)
PHOTOS: Christmas in Bethlehem A man holds his granddaughter during the traditional Christian procession towards the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas Eve, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) (Matias Delacroix/AP)
PHOTOS: Christmas in Bethlehem Worshippers pray at the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas Eve, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) (Matias Delacroix/AP)
PHOTOS: Christmas in Bethlehem Worshippers visit the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas day, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) (Matias Delacroix/AP)
PHOTOS: Christmas in Bethlehem Scouts hold a sign that reads "We want life, not death" during the traditional Christian procession towards the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas Eve, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) (Matias Delacroix/AP)
PHOTOS: Christmas in Bethlehem A nun holds a child to light a candle before the Christmas morning Mass at the Chapel of Saint Catherine, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) (Matias Delacroix/AP)
PHOTOS: Christmas in Bethlehem Worshippers walk down the stairs next to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) (Matias Delacroix/AP)
PHOTOS: Christmas in Bethlehem A worshipper cleans candles from altars in the Church of the Nativity, where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born, ahead of Christmas in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) (Matias Delacroix/AP)
PHOTOS: Christmas in Bethlehem Palestinian scouts carry a poster while they march during Christmas Eve celebrations at the Church of the Nativity, traditionally recognized by Christians to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser) (Nasser Nasser/AP)
PHOTOS: Christmas in Bethlehem Men gather outside closed businesses next to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas Eve, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) (Matias Delacroix/AP)
PHOTOS: Christmas in Bethlehem A worshipper touches a painting of Maria with Jesus Christ in the Church of the Nativity, where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born, ahead of Christmas in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) (Matias Delacroix/AP)
PHOTOS: Christmas in Bethlehem A boy rides his scooter through an alley, ahead of Christmas in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) (Matias Delacroix/AP)
PHOTOS: Christmas in Bethlehem A boy waits outside a souvenir shop near the Church of the Nativity, where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born, ahead of Christmas in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Saturday Dec. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean) (Mahmoud Illean/AP)
PHOTOS: Christmas in Bethlehem Scouts line up during the traditional Christian procession towards the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas Eve, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) (Matias Delacroix/AP)
PHOTOS: Christmas in Bethlehem Worshippers pray at the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas Eve, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) (Matias Delacroix/AP)
PHOTOS: Christmas in Bethlehem A worshipper walks through the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas Eve, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) (Matias Delacroix/AP)
PHOTOS: Christmas in Bethlehem A man walks past the Israel's controversial separation barrier with a mural that reads "Walls are meant for bombing", ahead of Christmas in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) (Matias Delacroix/AP)
PHOTOS: Christmas in Bethlehem Nigerian worshippers pray in the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas Eve, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) (Matias Delacroix/AP)
PHOTOS: Christmas in Bethlehem People watch the traditional Christian procession towards the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas Eve, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) (Matias Delacroix/AP)
PHOTOS: Christmas in Bethlehem Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, center, arrives at the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas Eve in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) (Matias Delacroix/AP)
PHOTOS: Christmas in Bethlehem Priests pray in the Church of the Nativity, where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born, ahead of Christmas in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean) (Mahmoud Illean/AP)
PHOTOS: Christmas in Bethlehem People walk through an alley near the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas Eve, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) (Matias Delacroix/AP)
PHOTOS: Christmas in Bethlehem A worshipper lights a candle in the Church of the Nativity, where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born, ahead of Christmas in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean) (Mahmoud Illean/AP)
PHOTOS: Christmas in Bethlehem The sun rises over homes covering a hill of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, on Christmas Eve, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) (Matias Delacroix/AP)
PHOTOS: Christmas in Bethlehem A man carries a supermarket cart next to Church of the Nativity, where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born, ahead of Christmas in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) (Matias Delacroix/AP)
PHOTOS: Christmas in Bethlehem The sun rises over homes covering a hill in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) (Matias Delacroix/AP)
PHOTOS: Christmas in Bethlehem Christians attend the Christmas midnight Mass at the Church of the Nativity traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday Dec. 24, 2024. (Alaa Badarneh/Pool via EPA) (Alaa Badarneh/AP)
PHOTOS: Christmas in Bethlehem Worshippers pray in the Church of the Nativity, where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born, ahead of Christmas in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean) (Mahmoud Illean/AP)
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