The Palestine Liberation Organization has condemned plans by Israel to construct an illegal settlement on lands belonging to a historic village near Bethlehem
![The horrific attack happened near Bethlehem, which is now surrounded by Israeli settlements [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2024-08/GettyImages-1930234370.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=Ru-1Ih21)
![Approximately 1,600 Palestinian Christians live in the besieged Gaza Strip [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2022-12/GettyImages-1240200148.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=wpgNtpnw)
