Israel Says Metal Detectors At Al Aqsa Will Stay

The tensions over access to al-Aqsa compound have triggered the bloodiest confrontations with Palestinians in years.

By: Dan Williams

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JERUSALEM – JULY 23 : Metal detectors and surveillance camera are seen at outside Lions’ Gate, a main entrance to Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem on July 23, 2017. Israeli Government restricted entrance of under 50-year-old Palestinians to the the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and assembled metal detector gates. (Photo by Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

JERUSALEM, July 23 (Reuters) – Israel said on Sunday it would not remove metal detectors whose installation outside a major Jerusalem mosque has triggered the bloodiest clashes with the Palestinians in years, but could eventually reduce their use.

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