Is Israel planning to change the status quo at al-Aqsa Mosque?

Israeli forces hold a position as Palestinian worshipers gather to pray outside the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied Old City of Jerusalem al-Quds on July 25, 2017. (Photos by AFP)

Proposals to change the restrictive measures at the al-Aqsa mosque compound have sparked controversy in the past. Palestinians have long feared what they see as Israeli moves to change the status quo at the holy site.

Al-Aqsa Mosque officials have rejected the new restrictions put in place by Israel as it reopened the holy site following a deadly gun battle that prompted a two-day closure.

Muslim religious authorities, who administer the compound, are refusing to pray there on Sunday after Israeli authorities installed metal detectors and additional closed-circuit television cameras.


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