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Facing Israel with Caution

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Musthafa Abd Rahman
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Israeli security forces take down security barriers at the Lions\' Gate, a main entrance to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem\'s Old City, on July 24, 2017. Jordan\'s King Abdullah II urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to remove new security measures at the ultra-sensitive Jerusalem holy site.

CAIRO, KOMPAS — Israel\'s step to remove the metal detectors at the main entrance to the Al-Aqsa Mosque has been met with caution. The Jerusalem Islamic Waqf continued on Tuesday to instruct Muslim residents to pray outside the mosque.

The Al-Aqsa crisis, which was triggered by the installation of metal detectors at Asbath Gate – or the Lion’s Gate – after two Israeli policemen were killed in a shootout on July 14 with three Palestinian men, has started to settle down. The crisis began to cool slightly after the Israeli government on Tuesday removed the metal detectors at the gate and replaced them with CCTV cameras. Asbath Gate is the main entrance to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.

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