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Israeli police open Al-Aqsa gate 'temporarily' to film Palestinians

MEE's Lubna Masarwa reports that more than a dozen Palestinian youth refused to enter the Al-Aqsa compound after Israeli police temporarily opened the Al-Qattanin Street gate for 10 minutes to film people walking into the mosque.

Abu Obaidah, who refused to enter, told MEE: "They took off the metal detectors and then began filming us to show the world that the situation is normal.

"We then decided to not enter and told the police that we will enter only if the metal detectors and other security measures have been taken down."