The Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, ordered to guarantee the full and immediate access of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, after the incident in which he was prevented from celebrating Palm Sunday mass. The decision came after strong international repercussion and questioning over security measures in one of the holiest sites in Christianity.
The episode occurred in the context of a context of maximum tension in Jerusalem, where the Israeli authorities had decided to limit access to holy places for security reasons. As Netanyahu himself explained, the measure was linked to recent ballistic missile attacks launched by Iran against sensitive areas of the city, including points near the Holy Sepulcher
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According to the official version, projectile fragments hit a few meters from the temple, prompting security forces to request the temporary suspension of religious activities in the Old City. In this context, Cardinal Pizzaballa was asked to refrain from celebrating mass, a decision that was later reversed directly by the
