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Israel Removes Some Metal Detectors, Cameras in Jerusalem After Unrest

© REUTERS / Eliana Aponte/File PhotoAn aerial view shows the Dome of the Rock (R) on the compound known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, and the Western Wall (L) in Jerusalem's Old City October 10, 2006
An aerial view shows the Dome of the Rock (R) on the compound known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, and the Western Wall (L) in Jerusalem's Old City October 10, 2006 - Sputnik International
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Israeli authorities have removed some metal detectors close to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem following large-scale protests by the local Arab Muslim community, a Sputnik corresponded reported Tuesday.

A Palestinian man walks past the Dome of Rock at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound after the Friday prayer in Jerusalem's Old City on November 11, 2016 - Sputnik International
Israel To Remove Controversial Metal Detectors at Jerusalem Holy Site
JERUSALEM (Sputnik) — Over the weekend, Arab neighborhoods around the Old City of Jerusalem witnessed clashes between Israeli police and Muslims that gathered near the Old City to go to the Temple Mount and pray in al-Aqsa mosque. Many Muslims refused to go through the metal detectors installed at the entrances to the holy site after the July 14 Palestinian attack that left two Israeli police officers dead. The clashes left at least four Palestinians killed and dozens more injured.

Overnight, five metal detector frames and surveillance cameras were removed from the Lions' Gate, the eastern entrance to the Old City. The metal ramp remains in place to regulate the flow of prayers, and the area is under police control.

The decision to remove the metal detectors was taken by the Israeli Political-Security Cabinet, who decided to use smart inspection technologies in the future.

A Palestinian man walks towards a metal detector at the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, Wednesday, July 19, 2017 - Sputnik International
Jerusalem Crisis: Netanyahu Risks War by 'Encroaching on Temple Mount'
On July 15, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would take all necessary measures to ensure security at the Temple Mount and maintain its status quo. The status quo suggests that the holy site, where the mosques of al-Aqsa and Qubbat al-Sakhra stand on the ruins of ancient Jewish temples, is under the autonomous administration of the Islamic religious trust Waqf. Only the followers of Islam can pray on the site, while representatives of other religious traditions are allowed to visit it freely.

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas announced on July 21 a freeze of all contacts with Israel over violence in Jerusalem. On the very same day, three Israeli nationals were killed in a stabbing attack at home in the Jewish settlement of Neve Tsuf in the West Bank.

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