Israel lifts restrictions at holy sites in Jerusalem amid fragile ceasefire

Greek Orthodox Christian clergymen at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, after restrictions were lifted following a ceasefire reached between Iran, Israel and the United States (Mahmoud Illean/AP)

Worshippers were able to pray again at Jerusalem’s holy sites on Thursday after Israel lifted restrictions it imposed on large public gatherings because of the war with Iran.

Jerusalem’s police said on Wednesday that they would lift restrictions on all holy sites and deploy hundreds of officers and volunteers in the city.