Israel refuses to remove Noble Sanctuary security

Israel has sent thousands of extra police into Jerusalem on Friday after talks to remove Israeli metal detectors from around the Noble Sanctuary compound failed, Palestinian officials were rounded up, and Palestinian religious leaders and politicians called for a "day of rage" and resistance.

Israel's cabinet on Friday morning said the security measures would remain around the site in Jerusalem's Old City, and thousands of extra police were being sent to the area, as Benjamin Netanyahu's government braced for mass protests over Israel's control of Islam's third holiest site, which includes al-Aqsa mosque.