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New questions over security at Jerusalem holy site

2017-07-23 6 Dailymotion

New security cameras have reportedly been installed at the entrance of the Jerusalem mosque at the centre of deadly new tension between Israelis and Palestinians.<br /><br />It is the latest development in a row that began over the installation of metal detectors at the holy shrine.<br /><br />Despite numerous deaths triggered by the controversy, the Israeli prime minister says the metal detectors will not be removed, although their use could eventually be reduced.<br /><br />The measures were taken after two policemen were shot dead at the shrine on July the 14th.<br /><br />Among the violence that followed, three Palestinian demonstrators died in clashes and an Israeli man and two of his children were stabbed to death in the West Bank.<br /><br />In his Sunday address at the Vatican, Pope Francis appealed for restraint.<br /><br />He said: “I am following with trepidation the grave tensions and violence in the last few days in Jerusalem. I feel the need to express a distressed appeal for moderation and dialogue.”<br /><br />The appeal came as a rocket was launched into Israel from the Gaza Strip. The military says an open area was hit, causing no damage.<br />

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