French guards with diplomatic visas were briefly detained by Israeli police officers at a church in Jerusalem, leading to a diplomatic row between the two countries. The incident occurred ahead of French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot's visit to the church. The French guards were released after showing their diplomatic identity cards. France condemned the actions as unacceptable and called for respect for the French national domains in the Holy Land. This is not the first diplomatic incident at the church, which is administered by France.