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As Jerusalem holy sites reopen, Jews, Muslims, and Christians flock to ...
Thousands of Jews, Muslims, and Christians flocked to the Old City of Jerusalem on Thursday to pray at the Western Wall, Al-Aqsa Mosque, and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the day after a two-week ceasefire was announced in the war between the United States, Israel, and Iran. On February 28 ...
Israel Reopens Christian, Other Religious Holy Sites In Jerusalem Amid ...
April 09, 2026 11:41 AM ET Israel announced the reopening of its largest holy sites Thursday after they were closed for over a six-week period, officials said. Israeli police announced the decision after the Home Front Command relaxed guidelines following a two-week ceasefire announced Tuesday, according to The Times of Israel. (RELATED: DUKE: A Shaky Ceasefire And A Union Betrayal)The closures were originally announced Feb. 28 and immediately followed the combined U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran. Iranian missile fragments hit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre compound, the Israeli Foreign Ministry alleged in March. TOPSHOT – Jewish worshippers, wearing traditional Jewish prayer shawls known as Tallit, take part in the Cohanim prayer (priest’s blessing) during the Passover (Pesach) holiday at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem on April 25, 2024. (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images) Another missile previously struck near the densely populated Temple Mount — often visited by Muslims observing the Dome of the Rock and the Al-Aqsa Mosque, or Jews visiting the Western Wall for prayer — according to the Times of Israel. “Jerusalem’s holy sites stand empty for one reason: protecting worshippers,” the Israeli Foreign Ministry said during the shutdown. “While the Iranian regime fires missiles at civilians of all religions — even toward Jerusalem’s holy sites during Ramadan — Israel protects the life and safety of all worshippers,” the ministry claimed. The closure aligned with the last days of Islam’s Ramadan, the entirety of Christians’ Holy Week and the Jewish Passover, which sparked backlash. TOPSHOT – Christian Orthodox worshippers hold up candles during the ceremony of the “Holy Fire” as they gather in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City, on April 7, 2018, during Orthodox Easter ceremonies. (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images) After Israeli police prevented the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, from celebrating Palm Sunday Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement and allowed “church leaders to worship at the holy site” for the rest of Holy Week. Many Muslims and Jews returned to the Temple Mount on Thursday to worship, The Times of Israel reported. The change also comes as Orthodox Christians prepare to celebrate Easter Sunday. Thousands of Christians will hold unlit candles and gather in the Church of the H...
Believers rejoice as Jerusalem's holy sites reopen - CNA
For the first time in 41 days, Muslim worshippers returned to Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jews to the Western Wall and Christians to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. At Al-Aqsa, Islam's third holiest site ...
Believers rejoice as Jerusalem's holy sites re-open
For the first time in 41 days, Muslim worshippers returned to Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jews to the Western Wall and Christians to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
