Hasidic pilgrims leave neutral territory

Hasidic pilgrims leave the neutral territory between Belarus and Ukraine. Hundreds of believers fr om Israel tried to get to the holy places in Ukraine and celebrate the New Year there. However, the Ukrainian side closed the Novye Yarilovichi checkpoint and did not allow the Hasidim to enter its territory. Most of them plan to return to their homeland in the near future or travel to Pinsk, wh ere they are going to celebrate the New Year. The Belarusian side has organized the delivery of buses to the border.