JERUSALEM, July 25, 2017 (WAFA) – Israeli authorities early morning removed the metal detectors installed on al-Aqsa Mosque entrances but plan to keep the smart cameras, said WAFA correspondent in Jerusalem.

He said Israeli authorities removed the metal detectors that were installed on the entrances of Bab al-Asbat and Bab al-Nather in al-Aqsa Mosque but dug into the area in order to set up iron poles with smart cameras attached to them to monitor Muslim worshippers.

Palestinians in Jerusalem rejected the new announcement, calling such plans another Israeli trick. Clashes erupted between Palestinian protestors and the Israeli police in several locations, where Israeli police used tear gas canisters, bullets and sound bombs.

Islamic Waqf has yet to respond to the new Israelis security measures in the mosque.

Israeli police closed the mosque last Friday for Muslims following an attack outside its gates that left three alleged attackers and two policemen dead.

The mosque was reopened on Sunday after metal detectors were installed; a move the Palestinians said they will not accept because it changes the status quo at the mosque.

Since then, Palestinian Muslims have been holding the daily prayers outside the gates to the mosque, insisting that they will not enter it for worship until the metal detectors are removed.

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