JERUSALEM — Thousands of Christian faithful attended Palm Sunday celebrations at Jerusalem’s sacred Mount of Olives, marking the first day of Holy Week as conflict surges across the region. Earlier Sunday, Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre — revered as the site of Jesus’s crucifixion — also held a service. The war began on Oct. 7, when Hamas militants from …
Christians walk in the Palm Sunday procession on the Mount of Olives in east Jerusalem on Sunday. Thousands of Christian faithful attended Palm Sunday celebrations at Jerusalem’s sacred Mount of Olives, marking the first day of Holy Week as conflict surges across the region. Earlier Sunday, Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre — revered as the site of Jesus’ crucifixion …
