Police block off Jerusalem streets as Pride Parade sets off

Police have blocked a number of streets in central Jerusalem near and along the route of the city’s annual Pride Parade.

Keren Hayesod, Palomar, King George, Hillel, Menashe Ben Israel, Agron, Elhanan, Shalom Aleichem, Mapu, Ahad Ha’am, Avida, KKL, Histadrut and Azza streets are all closed until later this evening.

Jerusalem authorities have urged drivers to avoid the downtown area and use the WAZE traffic application for up-to-date traffic information.

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