The Holy City of Jerusalem has seen its better days, with rubble and trash lying all over the ground, and the streets looking like they hadn't been cleaned for several years. Unfortunately, that is exactly what happened. Due to the war that was waged for over five to six years, literally no one had the time or the will to clean up the city of Jerusalem.
All the men, old and young, were either on the frontline or in logistics supporting it. Even women were engaged in logistics for the military or working in medical tents, tending to the wounded. The elderly men and women, as well as the children too young to fight, were moved to the farthest reaches of the Kingdom of Israel, kept safe from harm and far from the major cities and towns.
Now that the war was over, people finally set foot in their holy land once again.