People take part in the Christmas Eve celebrations on December 24, 2016 at the Manger Square next to the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ’s birth, in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem.
Crowds gathered in Bethlehem for Christmas Eve celebrations ahead of midnight mass at the spot where Christians believe Jesus was born, with more visitors expected than in 2015 due to a drop in violence.
Palestinians and tourists attend a Christian scouts performance at the Manger Square outside the Church of the Nativity during Christmas celebrations in the city of Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on December 24, 2016. /
AP Photo, Majdi Mohammed
A Christian worshipper lights a candle at the Church of the Nativity, built atop the site where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born, on Christmas Eve, in the West Bank City of Bethlehem, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016.
HAZEM BADER,AFP,Getty Images
People take part in the Christmas Eve celebrations on December 24, 2016 at the Manger Square next to the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ's birth, in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem.
Crowds gathered in Bethlehem for Christmas Eve celebrations ahead of midnight mass at the spot where Christians believe Jesus was born, with more visitors expected than in 2015 due to a drop in violence.
HAZEM BADER, AFP, Getty Images
People take part in the Christmas Eve celebrations on December 24, 2016 at the Manger Square next to the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ's birth, in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem.
Crowds gathered in Bethlehem for Christmas Eve celebrations ahead of midnight mass at the spot where Christians believe Jesus was born, with more visitors expected than in 2015 due to a drop in violence.
HAZEM BADER, AFP, Getty Images
Palestinian Christian scouts perform at the Manger Square outside the Church of the Nativity as people gather for Christmas celebrations in the city of Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on December 24, 2016.
AP Photo, Majdi Mohammed
A Palestinian dressed as Santa Claus takes a picture on Christmas Eve in Manger Square, outside the Church of the Nativity, built atop the site where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born, in the West Bank City of Bethlehem, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016.
HAZEM BADER,AFP,Getty Images
People take part in the Christmas Eve celebrations on December 24, 2016 at the Manger Square next to the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ's birth, in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem.
Crowds gathered in Bethlehem for Christmas Eve celebrations ahead of midnight mass at the spot where Christians believe Jesus was born, with more visitors expected than in 2015 due to a drop in violence.
HAZEM BADER,AFP,Getty Images
People take part in the Christmas Eve celebrations on December 24, 2016 at the Manger Square next to the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ's birth, in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem.
Crowds gathered in Bethlehem for Christmas Eve celebrations ahead of midnight mass at the spot where Christians believe Jesus was born, with more visitors expected than in 2015 due to a drop in violence.
HAZEM BADER, AFP. Getty Images
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Palestinians and tourists attend a Christian scouts performance at the Manger Square outside the Church of the Nativity during Christmas celebrations in the city of Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on December 24, 2016. /
Crowds gathered on Dec. 24, 2016 at the Manger Square next to the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem for Christmas Eve celebrations ahead of midnight mass at the spot where Christians believe Jesus was born. More visitors were expected than in 2015 due to a drop in violence in the biblical West Bank town.
