For the past two years all public Christmas celebrations have been cancelled in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank.

Images appeared online of unveiled women competing in the race on Friday.

The body of Ran Gvili, a 24-year-old Israeli police officer, is the last not yet returned by Hamas from Gaza.

Palestinians are clearing rubble from archaeological sites, but restoration is hampered by Israeli restrictions on building materials.

His Popular Forces group says Abu Shabab was shot while attempting to resolve a family dispute and not killed by Hamas.

Lawmakers are considering a draft bill to end the exemption granted to ultra-Orthodox men enrolled in full-time religious study.

Fixing cash is a thriving new business in Gaza after Israel stopped transfers of banknotes and banks were destroyed and looted.

A year on from a ceasefire in Lebanon, Israel is continuing attacks on what it says are Hezbollah's efforts to recover from their war.

Israel is allowing more food into Gaza, but aid workers say vital ingredients needed to improve people's diets are still missing.

Several groups - some of them backed by Israel - are ranged against Hamas in Gaza, with complex and overlapping ties.

Hundreds gathered in Manger Square to bask in the festivities that included music, dancing and Santas bearing sweet treats.

Hanya Aljamal, a teacher turned aid worker from Gaza, talks about the alienation she feels after being permitted to move to London to study last month.

The vehicle had transported the late Pope Francis on a visit to Bethlehem in 2014.

Soldiers from more than 20 countries, diplomats and aid workers are based at the Civil-Military Coordination Centre (CMCC).

The claim contradicts a 2021 US intelligence report, which said the de facto leader "approved an operation" to "capture or kill" the journalist.