>> Adam Rasgon, The New York Times
Published: 24 Dec 2020 02:23 PM BdST
Updated: 24 Dec 2020 02:24 PM BdST
A man sits looking at his smartphone at the nearly deserted Manger Square, normally teeming with visitors during the Christmas season, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Dec 18, 2020. (Samar Hazboun/The New York Times)
Inside the Bethlehem Hotel, normally teeming with visitors during the Christmas season, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Dec 19, 2020. (Samar Hazboun/The New York Times)
Decorations hang from a modest wire tree at Lorette Zoughbi's home — she and her husband have a full-size one they decided not to bother putting up this Christmas — in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Dec 18, 2020. (Samar Hazboun/The New York Times)