Violent Clash Between Jews and Muslims at the al-Aqsa Mosque at the Temple Mount

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Three Palestinians shot and killed two Druze soldiers who were guarding the Haram al-Sharif, also known as the Temple Mount, Jerusalem’s most holy site for Jews.  Non-Muslims, including Jews, have been denied entry to the Temple Mount for centuries. Recently, they have been allowed to enter but may not pray.  Jordan oversees the guards for the Temple Mount. Since the shooting, however, Jewish Israelis have occupied the site as guards and are allowing Jews to pray there. This has triggered a violent reaction and resulted in three Israelis being stabbed to death and four Palestinians killed in protests.  The Arab League has warned that Israel is “playing with fire and risking a major crisis with the Islamic world”. –GEG

Israel’s security cabinet has decided to remove metal detectors from the entrance to a holy site in Jerusalem following days of violent clashes.

They are to be replaced by “smart cameras” to monitor worshippers at the al-Aqsa Mosque, which sits on the site known as Temple Mount by Jews and the Haram al-Sharif by Muslims.

The decision was announced at the end of a meeting of Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet lasting several hours, following a previous round of discussions on Sunday.

A spokesperson said “sophisticated technology” will be used instead of the metal detectors, following local reports that high resolution cameras capable of detecting hidden objects would be the alternative.

Israeli security forces in the area are to be boosted until the plan is implemented, in response to a Palestinian terror attack that left two Israeli police officers and three Palestinian gunmen dead.

Earlier on Monday, metal railings were set up at the entrance to the shrine that are expected to be part of future security arrangements.

Sheikh Najeh Bakirat, the director of al-Aqsa Mosque, told Al Jazeera work to remove the scanners had started but the move still does not fulfil the demands of protesters as the cameras will remain.

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Palestinians pray on the street close to Lion’s Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem, closely watched by Israeli security during a mass street Friday prayer on 21 July 2017. (EPA)

The late-night decision came after days of violence and unrest that peaked across Israel and the West Bank following Friday prayers, when three Israelis were stabbed to death in a settlement and four Palestinians killed in protests.

B’Tselem, an Israeli human rights organisation, accused authorities of using “excessive and unjustified force” in a crackdown that saw men under 50 barred from the Old City.

The group said around 120 people were injured by tear gas inhalation, gunshot wounds, stun grenades and other police measures in Jerusalem on Friday.

“The Israel Police treated Palestinian residents as if they were enemy soldiers, rather than as a civilian population for whose wellbeing and security it is responsible,” a spokesperson added.

The crisis began earlier this month when Palestinian gunmen killed two Israel police officers near the al-Aqsa mosque.

In response, Israel installed metal detectors at the site, sparking fresh allegations that it was trying to expand its control under the guise of security, which Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has repeatedly denied.

Israeli authorities said the metal detectors were needed to prevent future attacks, despite reported resistance from the Israeli Defense Forces and Shin Bet intelligence agency.

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Palestinians react following tear gas that was shot by Israeli forces after Friday prayer on a street outside Jerusalem’s Old City (Reuters/Ammar Awad)

Protests had spread to Muslim-majority countries including Jordan, which is the custodian of the al-Aqsa mosque, with the Arab League warning that Israel was “playing with fire and risking a major crisis with the Arab and Islamic world”.

A guard at the Israeli embassy in Amman shot two Jordanians dead on Sunday night after being attacked with a screwdriver, sparking a fresh crisis between the two countries.

A spokesperson for the Israeli foreign ministry said the attacker had entered a residential building inside the embassy compound for “routine furniture replacement” when he launched the attack.

“The security official, who was slightly wounded, defended himself,” a statement said.

“During the incident, the Jordanian worker was killed but the landlord was injured as well [and] later died of his wounds.

“According to the Vienna Convention, the security officer has immunity from investigation and imprisonment.”

Jordan initially said the guard could only leave after an investigation, but the diplomatic stand-off was resolved after a phone call between Mr Netanyahu and Jordan’s King Abdullah II.

The pair discussed the metal detectors outside the al-Aqsa Mosque during the call, with unconfirmed reports claiming the embassy guard would be released in exchange for the scanners being removed.

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