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you Christmas celebrations have returned in full to Bethlehem for the first time in two years.
After the War in Gaza brought two seasons of near silence and scaled-back ceremonies,
crowds are once again filling major square with music, marching bands, and joy.
NPR's Adil Alshalchi was in Bethlehem for Christmas Eve festivities.
People were just like really happy.
It's been more than two years of a devastating War in Gaza.
And then also, since the war started,
has been really restrictive to live as a Palestinian in the West Bank, which is where Bethlehem is.
The Israeli military has set up so many new checkpoints,
and military raids have increased in cities where it says it's rooting out militants.
I talked to a 22-year-old, Asil Jahjah,
who said that the festivities were just what Bethlehem needed.
She says people needed to let off some of the pressure they've felt since the war started.