Tag Archives: flanked by heavily-armed Israeli security forces deployed following the recent deadly attacks. Churchgoers were ushered through the courtyard of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

JERUSALEM: Thou­sands of worshippers held tense celebrations in Jerusalem on Sunday, as Christian Easter coincided with Jewish Pass­over and Ramazan, amid a surge in violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Israel has since struck targets in Gaza, Lebanon and most recently Syria in response to rocket fire mostly blamed on Pales­tinian militants, while separate attacks in the West Bank and Tel …

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