Ancient Samaritan community gathers at Mount Gerizim for traditional Passover sacrifice ceremony
epa10607285 Israeli settlers watch as members of the ancient Samaritan community take part in the ritual of animal sacrifices as they mark Passover at their most sacred site at Mount Gerizim in the West Bank city of Nablus, 03 May 2023. According to tradition, the Samaritans are descendants of the Jews who were not deported when the Assyrians conquered Israel in 722 BC. The small community numbers about 840 people, half of them live in a village at Mount Gerizim, near the Palestinian city of Nablus, and the rest in Holon near Tel Aviv in Israel. EPA/ALAA BADARNEH
