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BETHLEHEM/JERUSALEM - Early this month, the main square and streets around Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity were bustling with tourists.
Across Israel and the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories of Gaza and the West Bank, hotels have emptied and at least six companies have stopped trips to top destinations like Jerusalem and Tel Aviv as the conflict escalated. Two tour operators have called off trips until next year. The assault by Hamas - designated a terrorist organisation by the United States, European Union and other governments - on Israeli communities on Oct. 7 killed at least 1,300 people. Most were civilians, including children.InterContinental Hotels said two of its hotels, Six Senses Shaharut and Hotel Indigo Tel Aviv – Diamond District, were temporarily shut. It has seen some cancellations and some customers moving bookings to later in the year.
The coming months are the busiest of the year for Christian pilgrimages arriving from the United States, Britain and elsewhere in Europe.
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