Crowds arrived at Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulchre church ahead of the annual Orthodox Church's Holy Fire ceremony. Police barricades around the site held back hundreds of worshippers and pilgrims as only people with a permit were allowed to enter
The millennium-old celebration, symbolising Jesus's resurrection, usually draws thousands of worshippers to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where Christians believe Jesus was buried.to the event, citing safety concerns.
The churches said they would not be cooperating with the police restrictions, which they see as part of long-standing efforts toSome church leaders have voiced concern over what they describe as an environment of impunity in the face of rising acts of violence and vandalism targeting Christians and their properties in Jerusalem.
Police also faced criticism over a lack of regulation at a crowded Jewish pilgrimage site in northern Israel after a stampede there in 2021 killed 45 people.Israel's border police on Saturday set up barriers at access points to the church, allowing in only those with special permits.As worshippers, both local and from abroad, trickled in throughout the morning hours, prayer chants competed with bell tolls and music from marching bands.
Israel annexed East Jerusalem, which includes the walled Old City and its holy sites, after a 1967 Middle East War in a move not recognised internationally. It sees Jerusalem as its eternal and undivided capital.
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