<br /> <p>Pope Francis appealed for moderation and dialogue</a> on July 23 following a surge of violence and killings over Jerusalem’s Temple Mount.</p><p>Addressing crowds in St. Peter’s Square during his Sunday Angelus address, the Pope said he was following “with trepidation the grave tensions and violence of the last days in Jerusalem.”</p><p>“I feel the need to express a heartfelt appeal for moderation and dialogue,” he said, before asking people to join him in praying for all sides to come together with proposals for reconciliation and peace.</p><p>The site, known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as Haram al-Sharif, saw a rise in tension after two Israeli police officers</a> were shot dead near the site on July 14.</p><p>Israel installed metal detectors at the site, which were met with angry protests</a>. At least three Palestinians had died in clashes by July 22, according to local reports</a>.</p><p>A Palestinian man also fatally stabbed</a> three members of an Israeli family on July 21. Credit: YouTube/Centro Televisivo Vaticano via Storyful</p><br />
