Tel Aviv - Israel's security cabinet decided late Monday to
remove metal detectors at the entrance to a key holy site in
Jerusalem.
The scanners at the site, which is known to Muslims as the Noble
Sanctuary and Jews as the Temple Mount, are to be replaced by
"advanced technical means" that will enable "smart inspection,"
a high-ranking official at the meeting told the Israeli newspaper
Haaretz.
Metal detectors and turnstiles were installed at the entrance to the
site after three Arab Israelis shot and killed two Israeli police
officers near the compound more than a week ago.
The stringent measures and restrictions on worship at the al-Aqsa
mosque in the compound triggered protests from Palestinians and
clashes at the weekend.
At least three Palestinian protesters have been killed and 400
wounded in and around Jerusalem and the West Bank since Friday.