Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Screenshot.

Ynet – Israel will not make any changes to the regulations on the Temple Mount, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his Cabinet on Sunday, after days of unrest and protests over the closure of the site, which is holy to both Jews and Muslims.

Already heightened tensions threatened to spiral out of control after the attempted assassination of right-wing activist Yehuda Glick last Wednesday and the subsequent killing of his suspected attacker a day later. The subsequent escalation of rioting in Jerusalem and ongoing demands by right-wing MKs to allow Jews to pray at the Temple Mount have also served to exacerbate the already taut situation.

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