Carrie Kahn

World leaders, including Italy and France's prime ministers, condemned the police action in Jerusalem.

Officials there Sunday stopped Cardinal Pier Bautista Pizzabala and another leader from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where many Christians believe Jesus died and was resurrected.

Lifelong Jerusalem resident and Armenian Christian Kigambalyan tried to get close to the church but was stopped by a locked gate.

He says the closing at the start of the holiest week in Christianity is a tragedy.

On social media, Prime Minister Netanyahu says he told authorities to let the cardinal, quote, hold services as he wishes.

Carrie Khan, NPR News, Jerusalem.

The bells of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre ring out in the Old City, but you can't get close to the site where many Christians believe Jesus was crucified and resurrected.

Israeli officials are limiting public gatherings in Jerusalem's holy sites to under 50 people.

The Holy Al-Aqsa Mosque has been closed to just staff during the entire war.

Judaism's Holy Western Wall allows 50 worshippers at a time.

This year's Palm Sunday procession had been canceled in accordance to the rules, but Police Sunday even prevented Latin Patriarch Cardinal Pierre-Baptiste Pizzabala and another official from entering the site in what church officials say is, quote, a manifestly unreasonable and grossly disproportionate measure.

Israel's president apologized.

Carrie Khan, NPR News, Jerusalem.

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There isn't a window around.

The car is parked all around.

There's a large bus with all its windows blown out.

And you could see directly into people's homes and their apartments.

There are closets that were just ripped open.