Israel to allow 'limited prayer' at Holy Sepulchre after outrage

<article data-history-node-id="436966" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-allow-limited-prayer-holy-sepulchre-after-outrage" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-allow-limited-prayer-holy-sepulchre-after-outrage" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israel to allow 'limited prayer' at Holy Sepulchre after outrage</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Israeli police said they reached an agreement with Christian leaders to allow limited prayer at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre following criticism over earlier restrictions.</p> <p>The arrangement was reached after talks between police officials and representatives of the Latin Patriarchate, with authorities saying all Christian denominations will be able to worship under a new framework during the ongoing conflict.</p> <p>Details of the agreement are expected to be finalised after further discussions with church representatives, police said.</p> <p>Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had instructed that Latin Patriarch Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa be granted “full and immediate access” to the site.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">I have instructed the relevant authorities that Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch, be granted full and immediate access to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.<br> <br> Over the past several days, Iran has repeatedly targeted the holy sites of all three…</p> — Benjamin Netanyahu - בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) <a href="https://twitter.com/netanyahu/status/2038363314732867896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 29, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> </div> </article>