Israeli Ministers have decided to stop the use of metal detectors at a highly sensitive Jerusalem holy site, a statement said on Tuesday, after the new security measures set off deadly violence. The move comes after intensive international diplomacy seeking to stop the outbreak of wider unrest, with warnings that it could spread far beyond Israel and the Palestinian territories.
Israel’s security cabinet accepted “the recommendation of all the security bodies to change the inspection with metal detectors to a security inspection based on advanced technologies and other means,” a statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said.