A year after the disaster, thousands of people flock to the Israeli holy site.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Police are preparing at a Jewish holy site in northern Israel ahead of the arrival of thousands of worshippers and revelers a year after a crisis that left forty-five others dead. on Wednesday they are overshadowed by the fatal stampede of 2021, the largest civil crisis in the country’s history. Participation in this year’s festivities is limited to another 16,000 people, who had to book tickets in advance. According to police, about 8,000 officials will be stationed around the site upon request. The site is believed to be the burial position of a prominent second-century rabbi and has attracted Jewish pilgrims and worshippers for centuries.

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