A priest and aman light candles next to a nativity scene decorated to honor the victims in Gaza and asking for peace, displayed in Manger Square, adjacent to the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Friday, Dec. 23, 2023. Bethlehem is having a subdued Christmas after officials in Jesus' traditional birthplace decided to forgo celebrations due to the Israel-Hamas war. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)