GAZA, 26th July, 2017 (WAM) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed police forces to manually search worshipers entering the Al Aqsa Mosque, hours after the decision to remove the electronic gates and replace them with smart security cameras.

Israel's Channel 7 news reported that every individual entering the Al Aqsa Mosque compound will be examined individually by a police officer using a hand-held metal detector, according to an agreement late Tuesday night between Netanyahu and Israel's Minister of Public Security, Gilad Erdan.

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