![Israeli security forces check Palestinians and their belongings with metal detectors after Al Aqsa Mosque re-opened for prayers on 16 July 2017 [Alkharouf Mostafa/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170716_2_24782640_24188451-1.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1 "JERUSALEM - JULY 16: Israeli security forces check Palestinians and their belongings with metal dedectors after Al Aqsa Mosque re-opened for prayers near the Lion's Gate, in Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on July 16, 2017. Israeli Police beefed up security, deploying hundreds of troops and erecting roadblocks at the entrances of Jerusalem’s Old City. ( Alkharouf Mostafa - Anadolu Agency )")
Israeli security forces check Palestinians and their belongings with metal detectors after Al Aqsa Mosque re-opened for prayers on 16 July 2017 [Alkharouf Mostafa/Anadolu Agency]
![Palestinians gather outside Al-Aqsa mosque protesting the new metal detectors installed at the entrances on 16 July 2017 [Alkharouf Mostafa/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170716_2_24782640_24188458-1.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1 "JERUSALEM - JULY 16: Palestinians gather outside one of the main entrances to the Al-Aqsa mosque, refusing to enter because of new metal detectors installed at entrances as the holy site re-opened for the first time on Sunday since a two-day closure following a deadly shootout in Jerusalem on July 16, 2017. ( Alkharouf Mostafa - Anadolu Agency )")
Palestinians gather outside Al-Aqsa mosque protesting the new metal detectors installed at the entrances on 16 July 2017 [Alkharouf Mostafa/Anadolu Agency]
![Palestinian worshippers perform prayers outside the Al-Aqsa mosque, as they refuse to enter because of the new metal detectors installed at entrances on 16 July 2017 [Alkharouf Mostafa/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170716_2_24782640_24188457-1.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1 "JERUSALEM - JULY 16: Palestinian worshippers perform prayers outside one of the main entrances to the Al-Aqsa mosque, refusing to enter because of new metal detectors installed at entrances as the holy site re-opened for the first time on Sunday since a two-day closure following a deadly shootout in Jerusalem on July 16, 2017. ( Alkharouf Mostafa - Anadolu Agency )")
Palestinian worshippers perform prayers outside the Al-Aqsa mosque, as they refuse to enter because of the metal detectors installed at entrances on 16 July 2017 [Alkharouf Mostafa/Anadolu Agency]
![Israeli security forces check Palestinians and their belongings with metal detectors after Al Aqsa Mosque re-opened for prayers on 16 July 2017 [Alkharouf Mostafa/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170716_2_24782640_24188455-1.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1 "JERUSALEM - JULY 16: Israeli security forces check Palestinians and their belongings with metal dedectors after Al Aqsa Mosque re-opened for prayers near the Lion's Gate, in Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on July 16, 2017. Israeli Police beefed up security, deploying hundreds of troops and erecting roadblocks at the entrances of Jerusalem’s Old City. ( Alkharouf Mostafa - Anadolu Agency )")
Israeli security forces check Palestinians and their belongings with metal detectors after Al Aqsa Mosque re-opened for prayers on 16 July 2017 [Alkharouf Mostafa/Anadolu Agency]
![Israeli security forces check Palestinians and their belongings with metal detectors after Al Aqsa Mosque re-opened for prayers on 16 July 2017 [Alkharouf Mostafa/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170716_2_24782640_24188454-1.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1 "JERUSALEM - JULY 16: Israeli security forces check Palestinians and their belongings with metal dedectors after Al Aqsa Mosque re-opened for prayers near the Lion's Gate, in Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on July 16, 2017. Israeli Police beefed up security, deploying hundreds of troops and erecting roadblocks at the entrances of Jerusalem’s Old City. ( Alkharouf Mostafa - Anadolu Agency )")
Israeli security forces check Palestinians and their belongings with metal detectors after Al Aqsa Mosque re-opened for prayers on 16 July 2017 [Alkharouf Mostafa/Anadolu Agency]
![Israeli security forces check Palestinians and their belongings with metal detectors after Al Aqsa Mosque re-opened for prayers on 16 July 2017 [Alkharouf Mostafa/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170716_2_24782640_24188453-1.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1 "JERUSALEM - JULY 16: Israeli security forces check Palestinians and their belongings with metal dedectors after Al Aqsa Mosque re-opened for prayers near the Lion's Gate, in Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on July 16, 2017. Israeli Police beefed up security, deploying hundreds of troops and erecting roadblocks at the entrances of Jerusalem’s Old City. ( Alkharouf Mostafa - Anadolu Agency )")
Israeli security forces check Palestinians and their belongings with metal detectors after Al Aqsa Mosque re-opened for prayers on 16 July 2017 [Alkharouf Mostafa/Anadolu Agency]
![Israeli security forces check Palestinians and their belongings with metal detectors after Al Aqsa Mosque re-opened for prayers on 16 July 2017 [Alkharouf Mostafa/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170716_2_24782640_24188452-1.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1 "JERUSALEM - JULY 16: Israeli security forces check Palestinians and their belongings with metal dedectors after Al Aqsa Mosque re-opened for prayers near the Lion's Gate, in Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on July 16, 2017. Israeli Police beefed up security, deploying hundreds of troops and erecting roadblocks at the entrances of Jerusalem’s Old City. ( Alkharouf Mostafa - Anadolu Agency )")
Israeli security forces check Palestinians and their belongings with metal detectors after Al Aqsa Mosque re-opened for prayers on 16 July 2017 [Alkharouf Mostafa/Anadolu Agency]
![Palestinians hold banners and shout slogans during a protest against Israeli violations towards the al-Aqsa Mosque on 16 July 2017 [Nedal Eshtayah/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170716_2_24783843_24191332.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1 "NABLUS, WEST BANK - JULY 16: : Palestinians hold banners and shout slogans during a protest against Israeli violations towards the al-Aqsa Mosque in Nablus, West Bank on July 16, 2017. ( Nedal Eshtayah - Anadolu Agency )")
Palestinians hold banners and shout slogans during a protest against Israeli violations towards the al-Aqsa Mosque on 16 July 2017 [Nedal Eshtayah/Anadolu Agency]
![Palestinians hold banners and shout slogans during a protest against Israeli violations towards the al-Aqsa Mosque on 16 July 2017 [Nedal Eshtayah/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170716_2_24783843_24191331.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1 "NABLUS, WEST BANK - JULY 16: : Palestinians hold banners and shout slogans during a protest against Israeli violations towards the al-Aqsa Mosque in Nablus, West Bank on July 16, 2017. ( Nedal Eshtayah - Anadolu Agency )")
Palestinians hold banners and shout slogans during a protest against Israeli violations towards the al-Aqsa Mosque on 16 July 2017 [Nedal Eshtayah/Anadolu Agency]
![Palestinians hold banners and shout slogans during a protest against Israeli violations towards the al-Aqsa Mosque on 16 July 2017 [Nedal Eshtayah/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170716_2_24783843_24191330.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1 "NABLUS, WEST BANK - JULY 16: : Palestinians protest Israeli violations against the al-Aqsa Mosque in Nablus, West Bank on July 16, 2017. ( Nedal Eshtayah - Anadolu Agency )")
Palestinians hold banners and shout slogans during a protest against Israeli violations towards the al-Aqsa Mosque on 16 July 2017 [Nedal Eshtayah/Anadolu Agency]
![Palestinians hold banners and shout slogans during a protest against Israeli violations towards the al-Aqsa Mosque on 16 July 2017 [Nedal Eshtayah/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170716_2_24783843_24191329.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1 "NABLUS, WEST BANK - JULY 16: : Palestinians protest Israeli violations against the al-Aqsa Mosque in Nablus, West Bank on July 16, 2017. ( Nedal Eshtayah - Anadolu Agency )")
Palestinians hold banners and shout slogans during a protest against Israeli violations towards the al-Aqsa Mosque on 16 July 2017 [Nedal Eshtayah/Anadolu Agency]
![Palestinians hold banners and shout slogans during a protest against Israeli violations towards the al-Aqsa Mosque on 16 July 2017 [Nedal Eshtayah/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170716_2_24783843_24191328.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1 "NABLUS, WEST BANK - JULY 16: : Palestinians hold banners and shout slogans during a protest against Israeli violations towards the al-Aqsa Mosque in Nablus, West Bank on July 16, 2017. ( Nedal Eshtayah - Anadolu Agency )")
Palestinians hold banners and shout slogans during a protest against Israeli violations towards the al-Aqsa Mosque on 16 July 2017 [Nedal Eshtayah/Anadolu Agency]
![Israeli security forces check Palestinians and their belongings with metal detectors after Al Aqsa Mosque re-opened for prayers on 16 July 2017 [Alkharouf Mostafa/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170716_2_24780341_24184353.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1 "JERUSALEM - JULY 16: Israeli security forces set up metal detectors at the entrance of Al Aqsa Mosque after the Israeli authorities closed Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Saturday following a shootout that left five people dead, in Jerusalem on July 16, 2017. Israeli authorities closed down the Al-Aqsa compound following the attack and cancelled the weekly Friday prayers for the first time in nearly five decades. ( Mostafa Alkharouf - Anadolu Agency )")
Israeli security forces check Palestinians and their belongings with metal detectors after Al Aqsa Mosque re-opened for prayers on 16 July 2017 [Alkharouf Mostafa/Anadolu Agency]
![Israeli security forces check Palestinians and their belongings with metal detectors after Al Aqsa Mosque re-opened for prayers on 16 July 2017 [Alkharouf Mostafa/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170716_2_24780341_24184352.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1 "JERUSALEM - JULY 16: Israeli security forces set up metal detectors at the entrance of Al Aqsa Mosque after the Israeli authorities closed Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Saturday following a shootout that left five people dead, in Jerusalem on July 16, 2017. Israeli authorities closed down the Al-Aqsa compound following the attack and cancelled the weekly Friday prayers for the first time in nearly five decades. ( Mostafa Alkharouf - Anadolu Agency )")
Israeli security forces check Palestinians and their belongings with metal detectors after Al Aqsa Mosque re-opened for prayers on 16 July 2017 [Alkharouf Mostafa/Anadolu Agency]
![Israeli security forces check Palestinians and their belongings with metal detectors after Al Aqsa Mosque re-opened for prayers on 16 July 2017 [Alkharouf Mostafa/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170716_2_24780341_24184351.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1 "JERUSALEM - JULY 16: Israeli security forces set up metal detectors at the entrance of Al Aqsa Mosque after the Israeli authorities closed Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Saturday following a shootout that left five people dead, in Jerusalem on July 16, 2017. Israeli authorities closed down the Al-Aqsa compound following the attack and cancelled the weekly Friday prayers for the first time in nearly five decades. ( Mostafa Alkharouf - Anadolu Agency )")
Israeli security forces check Palestinians and their belongings with metal detectors after Al Aqsa Mosque re-opened for prayers on 16 July 2017 [Alkharouf Mostafa/Anadolu Agency]
![Israeli security forces check Palestinians and their belongings with metal detectors after Al Aqsa Mosque re-opened for prayers on 16 July 2017 [Alkharouf Mostafa/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170716_2_24780341_24184350.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1 "JERUSALEM - JULY 16: Israeli security forces set up metal detectors at the entrance of Al Aqsa Mosque after the Israeli authorities closed Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Saturday following a shootout that left five people dead, in Jerusalem on July 16, 2017. Israeli authorities closed down the Al-Aqsa compound following the attack and cancelled the weekly Friday prayers for the first time in nearly five decades. ( Mostafa Alkharouf - Anadolu Agency )")
Israeli security forces check Palestinians and their belongings with metal detectors after Al Aqsa Mosque re-opened for prayers on 16 July 2017 [Alkharouf Mostafa/Anadolu Agency]
![Israeli security forces check Palestinians and their belongings with metal detectors after Al Aqsa Mosque re-opened for prayers on 16 July 2017 [Alkharouf Mostafa/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170716_2_24780341_24184349.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1 "JERUSALEM - JULY 16: Israeli security forces set up metal detectors at the entrance of Al Aqsa Mosque after the Israeli authorities closed Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Saturday following a shootout that left five people dead, in Jerusalem on July 16, 2017. Israeli authorities closed down the Al-Aqsa compound following the attack and cancelled the weekly Friday prayers for the first time in nearly five decades. ( Mostafa Alkharouf - Anadolu Agency )")
Israeli security forces check Palestinians and their belongings with metal detectors after Al Aqsa Mosque re-opened for prayers on 16 July 2017 [Alkharouf Mostafa/Anadolu Agency]
![Israeli security forces check Palestinians and their belongings with metal detectors after Al Aqsa Mosque re-opened for prayers on 16 July 2017 [Alkharouf Mostafa/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170716_2_24779153_24180752.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1 "JERUSALEM - JULY 16: Israeli security forces block the entrance of Old City after the Israeli authorities closed Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Saturday following a shootout that left five people dead, in Jerusalem on July 16, 2017. Israeli authorities closed down the Al-Aqsa compound following the attack and cancelled the weekly Friday prayers for the first time in nearly five decades. ( Mostafa Alkharouf - Anadolu Agency )")
Israeli security forces check Palestinians and their belongings with metal detectors after Al Aqsa Mosque re-opened for prayers on 16 July 2017 [Alkharouf Mostafa/Anadolu Agency]
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