ISRAELI FORCES BLOCK PALESTINIAN CHRISTIANS DURING EASTER

Palestinian Christians marked Easter under a cloud of sorrow and fear as Israeli forces set up checkpoints in Jerusalem’s Old City for the Easter weekend while preventing many of the West Bank's 45,000 Palestinian Christians from attending Easter services.

Reports indicate that Israeli police blocked worshippers and clergy attempting to access holy sites.

The International Court of Justice issued a non-binding advisory opinion in July 2024 ruling Israel's occupation of East Jeruselem and the West Bank as 'unlawful.'

This comes as Israel's military onslaught that began on 7 October 2023 continues in the besieged enclave of Gaza. As of early February, the Gaza Health Ministry reported that Israel’s military campaign had k*lled at least 61,000 Palestinians, most of whom were women and children. However, as of July 2024, the British medical journal The Lancet projected the actual death toll could exceed 186,000.

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