Palestinians are to gather outside Al Aqsa for a “Day of Rage” in protest of new Israeli “security measures” put in place this week. Following a deadly shootout and brief closure of the mosque, Palestinians pledge to hold Friday prayers outside the compound, condemning the installation of metal detectors at gates to the complex.
Day of Rage at Al-Aqsa Mosque
![Sheikh Omar Qiswani, head of the Islamic Waqf (R) and 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 [Mostafa Alkharouf / Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170716_2_24782185_24187556.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
Sheikh Omar Qiswani, head of the Islamic Waqf (R) and 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 [Mostafa Alkharouf / Anadolu Agency]