Noble Sanctuary

• Israel removes metal detectors from holy site entrance

  Israel began removing metal detectors from entrances to a major Jerusalem shrine early Tuesday morning to defuse a crisis over the site that angered the Muslim world and triggered some of the worst Israeli-Palestinian clashes in years.

  World

  Jul 24, 2017
  
• Metal detectors placed at Jerusalem holy site amid Islamic backlash

  For the first time in decades, Israel closed the site after three Arab Israeli citizens opened fire from the holy compound with automatic weapons, killing two police officers before they were shot and killed.

  World

  Jul 17, 2017
  
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• 2 Israeli policemen killed in attack near Jerusalem holy site

  The rare attack from within the contested shrine, revered by both Muslims and Jews, raised new concerns about an escalation of violence.

  World

  Jul 14, 2017
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• Jordan halts plan to install cameras at Jerusalem holy site

  Jordan's prime minister on Monday said his government has decided to call off a plan to install surveillance cameras at Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site, derailing a U.S.-brokered pact to ease tensions at the volatile hilltop compound.

  World

  Apr 18, 2016