Israel on Thursday took several steps, including barring all non-Muslims from entering the Al-Aqsa mosque, to allow unrestricted Eid prayers at the sensitive site, amid mounting international pressure on Premier Benjamin Netanyahu to ease the restrictions on Muslim worshippers.
The site holy to both Jews and Muslims will remain close for Jewish visitors during the festival.
The site, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, has been a flashpoint for violence in Israel-Palestinian conflict in recent days.
last week, on the eve of the Jewish new year, tensions boiled over when Palestinians barricaded themselves inside the mosque and threw rocks and firecrackers at police.