Jerusalem
Police shot and wounded the suspect after he refused to remove his coat and began muttering “Allahu Akbar” (God is great).
Ayman Safadi is refusing to calm the situation, which is threatening to spiral out of control, Israeli officials say.
The suspect, a cook, planned a stabbing using a knife from his place of work, investigators say.
Tensions remain high at the holy site after Muslim rioters who had barricaded themselves inside Al-Aqsa mosque clashed with police.
Israel and Jordan exchange accusations as rioters again barricade themselves inside Al-Aqsa mosque.
Police detained Raphael Morris, head of the Return to the Mount movement, which calls for the return of the ancient practice.
Young girls were interred with jewelry dedicated to the Roman goddess Luna.
King Abdullah: ‘Duty of every Muslim to deter Israeli escalations’ against holy sites
During an audience with the Jordanian monarch attended by Muslim and Christian leaders from Jerusalem, P.A. head Mahmoud Abbas vowed to continue the “resistance against the occupation.”
The forensic evidence confirms that Mohammed Elasibi was shot after grabbing an officer’s weapon, police say.
Mohammed Elasibi, 26, from the Bedouin town of Hura, was shot dead in Jerusalem’s Old City after attempting to steal an officer’s weapon, according to police.
Citizens of dozens of regional countries wrap up the three-day conference.
“I call on all the demonstrators, on the right and the left, to behave responsibly and not to act violently. We are brothers,” said the prime minister.
