Jewish-Israeli mother and child rescued from Bethlehem after intentionally entering city
Bethlehem is in Area A of the West Bank and under the civil and security control of the Palestinian Authority. Israeli law prohibits Israelis from entering the sector.
A Palestinian flag is pictured in the Manger Square outside the Church of the Nativity in the biblical city of Bethlehem in the West Bank on December 22, 2024 days ahead of western celebrations of Christmas.(photo credit: Hazem Bader/AFP via Getty Images)BySAM HALPERNUpdated: