Benyamin Netanyahou restored access for Pierbattista Pizzaballa to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre after the cleric was barred from celebrating Palm Sunday mass.Israeli police initially blocked the entrance due to ballistic missile threats from Iran, prompting condemnation from Emmanuel Macron and the Italian government.While
Italy summoned the Israeli ambassador over the restriction of religious freedom,
Pope Leo XIV expressed solidarity with Christians currently suffering within the regional conflict.