BETHLEHEM: Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity, the traditional birthplace of Jesus, reopened to worshippers and tourists on Tuesday (May 26) as ...
A worshipper prays in the Church of the Nativity as it reopens after Palestinians ease the restrictions of the coronavirus disease , in Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Mussa QawasmaBETHLEHEM: Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity, the traditional birthplace of Jesus, reopened to worshippers and tourists on Tuesday as Palestinian authorities eased COVID-19 restrictions in the occupied West Bank.
Bethlehem is among areas where Palestinians exercise limited self-rule in the West Bank, under Israeli occupation. There have been 423 recorded coronavirus cases and two deaths in the West Bank. On Monday, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said mosques, churches and businesses would reopen on Tuesday in an easing of anti-pandemic curbs, given the slow pace of infections.The reopening of houses of worship, shops and factories coincides with the last day of the Eid El-Fitr holiday marking the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
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