The Israel Defense Forces will permit a group of Israelis to visit “Solomon’s Pools,” an ancient site near Bethlehem in the West Bank’s Area A, which is typically off-limits to Israeli citizens without military approval.

The tour, organized by the Kfar Etzion Field School, will take place during Passover and include bulletproof buses and IDF security.

Though named after King Solomon, the pools were actually built during King Herod’s reign in the 1st century BCE as part of a water system for Jerusalem, the Times of Israel has reported.

The site remains a significant historical and tourist attraction, also highlighted by Bethlehem’s municipality.

Written by B.C. Begley