Israel scraps metal detectors at holy site

Israeli ministers have decided to stop the use of metal detectors at a highly sensitive Jerusalem holy site after the new security measures set off deadly unrest.

The security cabinet accepted “the recommendation of all the security bodies to change the inspection with metal detectors to a security inspection based on advanced technologies and other means,” a statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said.

Israel installed metal detectors at entrances to the Jerusalem site, which includes the Al-aqsa mosque and the Dome of the Rock, after an attack on July 14 that killed two policemen.