The Patriarchate of Jerusalem gives permission only to the vaccinated Arab-speakers who wish to be in the Church of the Resurrection during the ceremony of touching the Holy Light.
According to a statement from the Patriarchate, those from the Arabic-speaking flock from Jerusalem and the occupied territories, Priests, Commissioners or even faithful, who wish to attend the Holy Light Ceremony on Holy Saturday, must arrive that day between 9.00 and 11.00 a.m. at the New Gate.
There, those who have been vaccinated will receive the approval from the Police and the Representatives of the Patriarchate, to enter in the Church of the Resurrection, and those who have not been vaccinated to stay in the Central Monastery on the roofs of Saints Constantine and Helen Church.