Israeli forces clamp down worshippers on Holy Saturday, impose restrictions in occupied Jerusalem

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Israeli occupation forces clamped down on worshippers and prevented dozens of families from reaching their homes in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem on Saturday, coinciding with Christian observances of Holy Saturday, which precedes Easter.

Local sources reported that Israeli forces transformed the Old City of Jerusalem into a military zone, erecting checkpoints throughout the area and its alleyways leading to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The heavy…