Christians prevented from reaching church in Qods

Israeli police, on Saturday, beefed up their military presence and procedures across the occupied al-Qods ('Jerusalem'), preventing Christians from reaching Al Qiyamah Church to celebrate their holidays.

WAFA correspondence reports that Israeli police set up hundreds of military checkpoints and roadblocks at all entrances of the old city of Jerusalem and at all roads leading to the church, under the pretext of securing the Christians’ celebrations of the Holy Saturday and Easter, on Sunday.

The Israelis' intensified procedures prevented Christians from reaching the church in the occupied al-Qods while the ones from the West Bank were denied access due to Israel’s refusal to issue them entry permits into the city.

According to al-Jazeera website, “For almost a decade, the Easter celebrations have been marked with clashes between local Christians and Israeli troops, who regularly prevent worshippers from accessing the religious sites.”