
An elderly woman in a wheelchair is assisted to attend the Palm Sunday service at the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family in Gaza City on March 29, 2026. AFP

An altar server stands with a crucifix adorned with olive branches during the Palm Sunday service at the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family in Gaza City on March 29, 2026. AFP

Father Gabriel Romanelli, parish priest at the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family, hands out palm fronds during the Palm Sunday service at the church in Gaza City on March 29, 2026. AFP

Father Gabriel Romanelli, parish priest at the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family, censes during the Palm Sunday service at the church in Gaza City on March 29, 2026. AFP

A nun and altar servers attend the Palm Sunday service at the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family in Gaza City on March 29, 2026. AFP

A child holds palm leaves as Christian worshippers arrive to attend the Palm Sunday mass at the Catholic Church of Saint Catherine, in the Nativity Church Complex, in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem on March 29, 2026. AFP

Members of the clergy carry palm leaves as Christian worshippers attend the Palm Sunday mass at the Catholic Church of Saint Catherine, in the Nativity Church Complex, in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem on March 29, 2026. AFP

Christian nuns and worshippers attend a Palm Sunday mass at the Catholic Church of Saint Catherine, in the Nativity Church Complex, in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem on March 29, 2026. AFP

Christian worshippers attend a Palm Sunday mass at the Catholic Church of Saint Catherine, in the Nativity Church Complex, in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem on March 29, 2026. AFP

Christian worshippers attend the Palm Sunday mass at the Catholic Church of Saint Catherine, in the Nativity Church Complex, in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem on March 29, 2026.. AFP

Christian nuns arrive to attend the Palm Sunday mass at the Catholic Church of Saint Catherine, in the Nativity Church Complex, in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem on March 29, 2026. AFP

A girl sits with a smartphone as Christian worshippers attend a Palm Sunday mass at the Catholic Church of Saint Catherine, in the Nativity Church Complex, in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem on March 29, 2026. AFP

A child looks on as Christian worshippers attend the Palm Sunday mass at the Catholic Church of Saint Catherine, in the Nativity Church Complex, in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem on March 29, 2026. AFP

A nun walks with olive branches past other congregation members during the Palm Sunday service at the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family in Gaza City on March 29, 2026.. AFP

Altar servers and clergymen march ahead of the congregation during the procession at the Palm Sunday service at the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family in Gaza City on March 29, 2026. AFP