Bethlehem rebounds from pandemic as Christmas visitors return

Bethlehem rebounds from pandemic as Christmas visitors return
People gather in Manger Square, adjacent to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem on Saturday, December 24, 2022 (Mahmoud Illean/AP/PA)

The biblical town of Bethlehem marked a merry Christmas on Saturday, with thousands of visitors descending upon the traditional birthplace of Jesus as it rebounds from the coronavirus pandemic.

Tourism is the economic lifeblood of the town in the occupied West Bank, and for the past two years the pandemic kept international visitors away.

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