All holy sites in occupied east Jerusalem’s Old City will remain closed this weekend for security reasons, Israeli police said on Thursday, the sixth day of the Middle East war.
Israel’s Home Front Command eased some war-related restrictions from midday Thursday, allowing limited activity and permitting public gatherings of up to 50 people as long as they were near shelters.
The military said workplaces were allowed to reopen as long as they were near shelters, but schools and other educational institutions would remain closed.
“In order to safeguard public safety and human life, all holy sites in the Old City — including the Western Wall, Al-Aqsa Mosque, Temple Mount Complex and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre — will remain closed, and entry will not be permitted to worshippers or visitors of any faith,” a police statement said.
The Old City is located in east Jerusalem, which Israel occupied in 1967 and later annexed in a move that is not internationally recognised.
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