![JERUSALEM - JULY 20: Palestinians pray near security metal detectors, outside one of the main entrances to the Al-Aqsa mosque, refusing to enter because of the detectors installed by Israel 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 20, 2017. ( Mostafa Alkharouf - Anadolu Agency ) Palestinian worshippers perform the afternoon prayer outside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound as they protest the detectors installed by Israel on 20 July 2017 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170720_2_24852512_24301800.jpg?w=610&h=407&ssl=1)
Palestinian worshippers perform the afternoon prayer outside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound as they protest the detectors installed by Israel on 20 July 2017 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]
Palestinian worshippers perform the afternoon prayer outside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound as they protest the detectors installed by Israel on 20 July 2017 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]
Palestinian worshippers perform the afternoon prayer outside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound as they protest the detectors installed by Israel on 20 July 2017 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]
Palestinian worshippers perform the afternoon prayer outside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound as they protest the detectors installed by Israel on 20 July 2017 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]
Israeli security forces perform identity checks and searches on Palestinians outside the Al Aqsa Mosque on 20 July 2017 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]
Palestinian worshippers perform the afternoon prayer outside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound as they protest the detectors installed by Israel on 20 July 2017 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]
Palestinian worshippers perform the afternoon prayer outside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound as they protest the detectors installed by Israel on 20 July 2017 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]
Palestinian worshippers perform the afternoon prayer outside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound as they protest the detectors installed by Israel on 20 July 2017 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]
Palestinian worshippers perform the afternoon prayer outside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound as they protest the detectors installed by Israel on 20 July 2017 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]
Palestinian worshippers perform a funeral prayer outside Al Aqsa Mosque compound refusing to enter because of the metal detectors installed by Israel in Jerusalem on 20 July 2017 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]
Israeli security forces perform identity checks and searches on Palestinians outside the Al Aqsa Mosque on 20 July 2017 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]
Palestinian worshippers perform the afternoon prayer outside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound as they protest the detectors installed by Israel on 20 July 2017 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]
Palestinian worshippers perform the afternoon prayer outside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound as they protest the detectors installed by Israel on 20 July 2017 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]
Palestinian worshippers perform the afternoon prayer outside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound as they protest the detectors installed by Israel on 20 July 2017 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]
Palestinian worshippers perform the afternoon prayer outside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound as they protest the detectors installed by Israel on 20 July 2017 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]
Palestinian worshippers perform the afternoon prayer outside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound as they protest the detectors installed by Israel on 20 July 2017 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]
Israeli security forces perform identity checks and searches on Palestinians outside the Al Aqsa Mosque on 20 July 2017 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]
Israeli security forces perform identity checks and searches on Palestinians outside the Al Aqsa Mosque on 20 July 2017 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]
Israeli security forces perform identity checks and searches on Palestinians outside the Al-Aqsa Mosque on 20 July 2017 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]
Israeli security forces perform identity checks and searches on Palestinians outside the Al Aqsa Mosque on 20 July 2017 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]
Israeli security forces perform identity checks and searches on Palestinians outside the Al Aqsa Mosque on 20 July 2017 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]
Israeli security forces perform identity checks and searches on Palestinians outside the Al Aqsa Mosque on 20 July 2017 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]
Israeli security forces perform identity checks and searches on Palestinians outside the Al Aqsa Mosque on 20 July 2017 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]
Israeli security forces perform identity checks and searches on Palestinians outside the Al Aqsa Mosque on 20 July 2017 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]
Palestinians stage a protest against Israel’s restrictions on the Al-Aqsa Mosque on 20 July 2017 [Mamoun Wazwaz/Anadolu Agency]
Palestinians stage a protest against Israel’s restrictions on the Al-Aqsa Mosque on 20 July 2017 [Mamoun Wazwaz/Anadolu Agency]
Palestinians stage a protest against Israel’s restrictions on the Al-Aqsa Mosque on 20 July 2017 [Mamoun Wazwaz/Anadolu Agency]
Palestinians stage a protest against Israel’s restrictions on the Al-Aqsa Mosque on 20 July 2017 [Mamoun Wazwaz/Anadolu Agency]
Palestinians stage a protest against Israel’s restrictions on the Al-Aqsa Mosque on 20 July 2017 [Mamoun Wazwaz/Anadolu Agency]
Palestinians stage a protest against Israel’s restrictions on the Al-Aqsa Mosque on 20 July 2017 [Mamoun Wazwaz/Anadolu Agency]
Palestinians stage a protest against Israel’s restrictions on the Al-Aqsa Mosque on 20 July 2017 [Mamoun Wazwaz/Anadolu Agency]
Palestinian worshippers perform the afternoon prayer outside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound as they protest the detectors installed by Israel on 20 July 2017 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]