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Left to right: A vehicle allegedly torched by settlers near Hebron, overnight May 16-17, 2026; graffiti reading 'Revenge' from the same location; a Palestinian man wrapped in bandages after an alleged settler attack near Bethlehem, May 17, 2026. (All photos from social media, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 17, 2026, 12:54 pm
Settlers said to torch car, steal phones and beat Palestinians in West Bank attacks
Palestinian media share footage of man in ambulance after reported attack near Bethlehem on at least five Palestinians; assailants said to steal cellphones, damage property
By Nurit Yohanan
Settlers approach a Palestinian livestock pen in Al-Mirkaz in the South Hebron Hills on April 15, 2026. (Screenshots/X used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
April 16, 2026, 11:09 am
Settlers try to steal Palestinian-owned sheep in Hebron Hills as West Bank violence soars
2 Palestinians reportedly wounded in separate stone-throwing incident near Bethlehem; rights group says 378 attacks carried out during 40 days of Iran war
By Jeremy Sharon, Nurit Yohanan and ToI Staff
An aerial view shows scouts marching during Christmas eve celebrations on Manger Square outside the Church of the Nativity (unseen) in Bethlehem, West Bank, on December 24, 2025. (HAZEM BADER / AFP)
December 25, 2025, 12:01 am
Bethlehem sees full Christmas revelry for first time since outbreak of Gaza war
Hundreds parade down Manger Square, thought to be Jesus’s birthplace, as bagpipes and drums return to West Bank city, which hosted subdued celebrations as conflict gripped region
By AFP
Footage appears to show Palestinians gathered around the body of 16-year-old Muheeb Ahmed Jibril, in the town of Teqoa in the West Bank, on December 16, 2025. (Screen capture via X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 16, 2025, 11:14 pm
Palestinian teen reportedly shot dead in West Bank in unclear circumstances
Palestinian media and town’s mayor say settler killed 16-year-old Muheeb Ahmed Jibril; footage purports to show him running away from unidentified vehicle; IDF has yet to comment
By Noam Lehmann
A man dressed as Santa Claus sells balloons near Nativity Square during a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Bethlehem, in the West Bank, on December 6, 2025. (Photo by JOHN WESSELS / AFP)
December 7, 2025, 6:58 am
Christmas festivities return to Bethlehem after 2 years of war in Gaza
Tourism-reliant city sees crowds travel from Israel, West Bank and beyond, seeks to ‘reignite hope’ after celebrations were muted amid war, and before that during COVID
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Settlers and Palestinians face off near Bethlehem, November 29, 2025. (Screenshots, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 29, 2025, 5:20 pm
IDF declares ‘closed military zone’ after settler attack wounds several Palestinians
Troops use riot dispersal means after receiving reports of stone-throwing between Palestinians and settlers; Red Crescent: 10 Palestinians wounded, including one by gunfire
By Emanuel Fabian
IDF troops detain members of an alleged Hamas network in the Bethlehem area of the West Bank, in footage issued by the military on November 13, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
November 13, 2025, 2:15 pm
Israel detains 50 members of Hamas network in West Bank said to be planning attacks
Suspects nabbed in 15 separate raids in Bethlehem area; Shin Bet says one cell was at ‘advanced stage of readiness’ to carry out shooting
By Emanuel Fabian
Dr. David Catalunya, a researcher at the Complutense Institute of Musical Sciences (ICCMU) in Madrid, and organ expert Koos van de Linde, with the ‘Oldest organ in Christendom,’ dating back to the 11th century, which was unveiled to the public at the Saint Savior’s Monastery of Jerusalem’s Old City on September 9, 2025. (CTS)
September 12, 2025, 10:25 am
‘Oldest organ in Christendom’ makes music in Jerusalem after centuries of silence
A team of researchers studied and restored dozens of organ pipes crafted some 1,000 years ago for Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity, which are now on display at the Terra Sancta Museum
By Rossella Tercatin
The archaeological site known as Solomon’s Pools near Bethlehem in Area A, West Bank. (Wikipedia)
April 11, 2025, 11:26 pm
IDF to allow rare visit to ‘Solomon’s Pools’ archaeological site in West Bank
Tour organized by Kfar Etzion Field School of site near Bethlehem — in PA-controlled Area A — is set to take place on Thursday, during Passover
By Rossella Tercatin
A man walks past graffiti representing the reconstruction of Gaza, on a section of Israel's West Bank security barrier, in Bethlehem on February 12, 2025. (HAZEM BADER / AFP)
February 14, 2025, 10:09 pm
16 Palestinians said wounded east of Bethlehem in attack by armed settlers
Some 40 settlers said to beat, spray tear gas and sic dogs on victims, including pregnant woman; IDF says it sent forces to break up violence; no reports of arrests
By ToI Staff
Footage purportedly shows a fire in the village of Khirbet Abu Falah, northeast of Ramallah, which locals say was started by extremist settlers, January 10, 2025. (X screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 10, 2025, 2:49 pm
Settlers riot in West Bank village for 3rd time in days after terror shooting
Farm building set on fire near Ramallah, ‘revenge’ scrawled in Hebrew on wall; no arrests made in nighttime revenge raids amid videos of burning cars, property
By ToI Staff
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa leads Christmas morning service at the Christmas morning Mass at the Catholic Church of Saint Catherine, in the Nativity Church Complex, in Bethlehem in the West Bank on December 25, 2024. (HAZEM BADER / AFP)
December 25, 2024, 5:50 pm
Bethlehem marks second subdued Christmas, amid pall of ongoing war
Latin patriarch, after visiting Catholics in Gaza, urges faithful in West Bank city to ‘not give up,’ as pope in Vatican laments ‘bombs on schools and hospitals’
By AFP and ToI Staff
A man rests by a row of empty shops near the Church of the Nativity, where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born, ahead of Christmas in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, December 17, 2024. (Mahmoud Illean/AP)
December 23, 2024, 2:55 pm
Somber Bethlehem readies for another Christmas under shadow of war
Dearth of tourism since Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack leaves West Bank city with empty streets, empty shops and empty guestrooms at what should be most wonderful time of the year
By Melanie Lidman
Illustrative: Pope Francis prays before the 'Nativity of Bethlehem 2024' with baby Jesus wrapped in Palestinian keffiyeh, upon its inauguration in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican on December 7, 2024. (Andreas Solaro/ AFP)
December 8, 2024, 8:45 pm
Pope Francis inaugurates nativity scene in Vatican showing baby Jesus on keffiyeh
Pontiff, who recently called to investigate Israel for genocide, preaches end to all war, as he dedicates scene by Palestinian artists, to be displayed in Vatican’s Paul VI Hall
By ToI Staff
Palestinians run from gunfire in the West Bank village of Wadi Rahhal, late August 26, 2024. (Screenshot: X)
August 27, 2024, 9:42 am
Man shot dead by troops amid clash between settlers, Palestinians in West Bank village
Khalil Salem Khalawi, 37, an Israeli citizen, was killed in Wadi Rahhal; IDF says Palestinians hurled stones at Israeli vehicles, prompting settlers to confront them
By Emanuel Fabian
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