The Holy Sites of the three major monotheistic religions in Jerusalem will reopen on Thursday, Israeli police announced a day earlier, nearly 20 hours after a ceasefire in the war with Iran came into effect.
The Holy Sites are located in the Old City of Jerusalem, a district in the eastern sector of the ancient city that has been occupied and annexed by Israel, namely, the Kotel (Western Wall) for Jews, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for Christians, and the Mosque Plaza (Haram al-Sharif) for Muslims.
The latter had been closed by police on the first day of the war, which began on Feb. 28 with Israeli and American strikes against Iran.
