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Israel reopens Jerusalem holy site closed after attack

AFP/Jerusalem

July 16, 2017 | 01:15 PM

Palestinians stand next to a police barricade as they wait for the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount to be reopened, in Jerusalem's Old City.

Israel reopened a holy site Sunday closed after an attack that killed two policemen, but new security measures including metal detectors and cameras triggered a dispute with Muslim authorities.

Crowds chanted "Allahu Akbar" (God is Greatest) as the visitors entered Jerusalem's Haram al-Sharif, known to Jews as the Temple Mount.The holy site includes the Al-Aqsa mosque and the Dome of the Rock.

By AFP/Jerusalem

July 16, 2017 | 01:15 PM