U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee shared his disapproval of Israeli police blocking the Church of the Holy Sepulchre from entering into Palm Sunday services on X.

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Roman Catholic leader in Jerusalem, and the Rev. Francesco Ielpo were stopped en route to the church when they were told by Israeli police to turn back. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre said it understands the precautions that Israel’s security forces are taking amid regional warfare, but also said that restricting the Holy Day service “constitutes a manifestly unreasonable and grossly disproportionate measure.”