in july alone, plans were advanced for over 2,300 housing units in east jerusalem, 30% more than were advanced during all of 2016. this includes plans for some 1,600 units expanding a ring of settlements north, north of east jerusalem as well as -- which may involve the demolition of the palestinian houses. i want to emphasize that settlement activity and occupied territories really go under international law and undermines the chances for the establishment of the viable, contiguous sovereign state. mr. president, on the more positive note, some constructive steps have been taken that are in line with the recommendations of the middle east report. on july 10th, an interim purchasing agreement was signed between the israeli and palestinians energizing the first known and operated substation in the city. this will increase the electricity supply in the northern west bank and help the palestinian authority to take control of the energy sector. both sides should now move to negotiate the comprehensive israeli palestinian purchasing agreement that would be a landmark achievement towards th

this includes plans for some 1600 units expanding a ring of settlements north, north of east jerusalem as well as for the area which may involve demolition of palestinian housesst settle ment activity is illegal under international law and undermines the chances for the establish ment of a viable, contiguous and soven palestinian state. on a more positive note, some constructive steps have been taken that are in line with recommendations of the middle east. on july 10th, an interim power purchasing agreement was signed between the israeli and palestinians energizing first palestinian oenld and operated substation in the city of jeneine. this increased electricity supply and help the palestinian authority take control of the energy sector. both sides should now move to negotiate a comprehensive israeli-palestinian purchasing agreement which will be a land mark achieve ment towards the energy independence of palestine. on july 13th, the united states facilitated the palestinian authority and the israeli government to reach an agreement following for an increase of water supply for palest

and we'll start this hour with breaking news coming from east jerusalem where there have been chaotic scenes outside the holy site of the temple mount israeli police there moved in to disperse hundreds of praying palestinians by using tear gas. i i i. i was i i i was. i palestinians had gathered to pray outside the site after new security measures were put in place that by the israeli government by works were laid off near ambulances that were trying to make it through the crowns several people reportedly injured an r.t. correspondent was also caught up in the unrest there we hope to bring you reports of what she experienced a little later this hour. saturday's violence is the latest in a week of protests against the installation of security cameras metal detectors at the revered x. a mosque security was stepped up after two israeli policemen were killed in a terrorist attack that was carried out by three palestinians since worshippers have been refusing to go through those metal detectors instead choosing to pray outside and say that the new security measures on change the status quo

the clash came just hours after a shootout in east jerusalem in which two israeli police officers died of their wounds three gunman who opened fire at temple mount were also killed local journalist anna reitman has. an israeli spokesman said that the three assailants were killed after they fled to the temple mount and they have been identified as residents of al fan which is near the port city of haifa a disturbing footage has emerged of the incident and security officials are trying to determine how the weapons managed to get into the area and how the assailants managed to get the weapons this included a handgun two rifles and a knife it is the second attack at jerusalem's old city within the past month the temple mount has been closed to the public after this attack it's been seventeen years since it has been closed for friday prayers. that is the first violent incident in east jerusalem this week a palestinian boy lost his eye after he was shot by israeli police the thirteen year old was playing on the balcony of his home when security forces opened fire in response to a nearby dome

killed in clashes with the israeli army near the west bank it comes just hours after a shootout in east jerusalem in which two israeli police officers and three gunmen were killed. you're watching altie international live from our studio in moscow with mina do welcome to the program. today marks a year since the atrocity in the french city of nice when a truck was rammed into a crowd leaving dozens dead. well soon easy and living in france the attacker was known to police for several violent crimes. just terror tactics direct lone wolves to rent a truck and drive into a crowd. that they got it. blew and you will see we are in a new era in france will have to live with terrorism. a year on from the attack victims are continuing to suffer around three thousand people are still receiving counseling not just those who are there but their families too meanwhile the government seems to be failing to deliver on its promise of compensation the an a very diverse array has also seen some controversy as the latest edition of french magazine paris match came under fire over its coverage of the event it publi

killed in clashes with the israeli army near the west bank comes just hours after a shootout in east jerusalem in which two israeli police officers and three gunmen were killed. i want you all to international live from almost goes to jail with me. welcome to the program. this friday marks a year after the deadly tragedy in the french city of nice when the truck was rammed into a crowd leaving dozens dead. it is. a sin easy and living in france the attacker was known to police for several violent crimes. just terror tactics direction lone wolves to rent a truck and drive into a crowd if it. isn't that big of a. little g.o.p. say we are in a new era and friends will have to live with terrorism. one year on from the attack and not all the victims have recovered their health and that includes mental health as around three thousand people a still receiving counseling not just those who are there but their families too meanwhile the government seems to be failing to deliver on its promise of compensation for the victims. the anniversary has also seen some controversy as the latest edition of french

now this is not the first violent incident in east jerusalem just this week in fact a palestinian boy lost his eye after being shot at by israeli police the thirteen year old was playing on the balcony of his home when security forces opened fire in response to a nearby domestic disturbance. the let. me. tell. you. about an israeli soldiers came and started shooting in the air to the left to the right said the houses my son said let's go inside a small safe there and as they were coming in the bullet hit my son's lying face who loved playing football he had loads of hobbies now he's asking me all the time can i do this can i do that we can show you video of the police response in east jerusalem during which the boy was injured we called the police to get their view on the incident and here's what they told us. as police arrived in the area there were stones and objects thrown at them the units responded by using non-lethal weapons later in the night a local resident was taken to hospital with an injury these are some of the non-lethal weapons the police have been using of recent years

here in ras al-ain would neighborhood have ended now this is a volatile neighborhood in arab east jerusalem that has been the scene of violent confrontations in the past and particularly after last night's clashes at the al aqsa mosque the israeli police are putting in place a heavy hand as you say they are preventing main under the age of fifty from reaching the mosque that is why most of the men here are younger than fifty and at the same time there are some entrances to the mosque that remain closed so the situation on the ground is extremely volatile extremely tense the israeli police have brought in reinforcements you literally cannot move around the neighborhoods of east jerusalem there are also checkpoints that have been put up throughout the west bank and israel to try and prevent any kind of food the confrontations the israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu has said he will strengthen a security first around jerusalem we're also hearing from the israeli police that they will be a harsh response they've been threatening casualties if any of these soldiers are thrown out attacked

caught up in unrest as she reports on the latest clashes between palestinians and israelis in east jerusalem. pressure in the syrian opposition agree on terms for a first deescalation zone located near the capital damascus. activists see how migrants headed to europe. and n.g.o.s are accused of having a racist agenda we confront them on the issue. very good evening to you my name is neil harvey you're watching international we start this hour with breaking news coming out of east jerusalem where there have been chaotic scenes outside the holy location of temple mount as israeli police moved in there to disperse hundreds of protesting palestinians they used tear gas stun grenades and water cannon. i. i i know. altera bricks correspondent ali in the mall reports from the scene. and we were standing here and after the prayer had finished and there was schippers hundreds of for shippers were broke were blocking the street and they were foisting slogans against the closure of the locks almost also warning israel against the ongoing closure off the mosque on the slogans if police car try to enter

killed in clashes with the israeli army near the west bank it comes just hours after a shootout in east jerusalem in which two israeli police officers and three gunmen were killed. you want international live from almost close to you with me. welcome to the program. france is marking the grim anniversary of the terror attack in the city of nice one year ago a radicalized man rammed a truck into a festive crowd during a national holiday killing eighty six people the terrorist was shot dead by police islamic state later claimed responsibility for the atrocity. well a sunni z. and living in france the attacker was known to police for several violent crimes. just terror tactics directions on walls to rent a truck and drive into a crowd. because . we are in a new era and france will have to live with terrorism. a year on from the attack two dozen survivors are still recovering in hospital around three thousand people still receiving counseling including survivors their families and witnesses meanwhile the government has only delivered twenty five million euro in compensation from a total of three hund

up in unrest the she reports on the latest clashes between palestinians and israeli police in east jerusalem. rush hour in the syrian moderate opposition agree on terms for a first deescalation zone located near the capital damascus. and interpol releases a list of one hundred seventy three islamic state suicide bombers it says could be preparing to carry out new attacks in europe. plus activists see monitoring how migrants heading to europe are dealt with by coast guards and n.g.o.s are accused of having a racist agenda we confront them on the issue. it is just past midnight here in moscow thanks for joining us my name's neil harvey you're watching our international. but we start this hour with breaking news coming out of east jerusalem where there have been chaotic scenes near the holy site of temple mount as israeli police moved in to disperse hundreds of protesting palestinians by using tear gas stun grenades and water cannon. i. oh. oh oh oh oh. oh. oh i know. what green microphone you saw at the end of the video belong to all t arabic correspondent dolly and the mahdi she was caught up

the violins played out in pockets in different parts of occupied east jerusalem. tear gas eventually cleared, arrests were made. injerusalem and in violence in the west bank, hundreds have been wounded. —— there were fatalities too. at the centre of attention, muslims call it... jews, the temple mount. last week this was the scene of violence. israeli arab gunmen killed two policemen were hunted down and courtyard. so the israelis installed these metal detectors at the gates. palestinians vehemently opposed this. many refused to go through the detectors into the aqsa mosque compound. instead they started praying in the street outside. for these people, the new security measures are an attempt by their occupiers to secure more control over a place that sits at the very heart of the religious and political divisions between israel and the palestinians. reasonable thinking, reasonable behaviour, and that extremism and racism is the way to solve problems. palestinians in any case will not accept any compromise about the mosque. the israelis say the detectors are only

i was staying in the middle east jerusalem on the west bank have seen two weeks of clashes over access to a whole you site the palestinians have been confronting israeli police over security measures that temple mount that's also known as her. israel restricted access to the area of the two police officers were killed by a gunman or is in jerusalem for ati. i'm standing here in front of the dome of the rock which has been the scene of violent clashes for the past two weeks we are hearing that more than a hundred people have been injured the number of palestinians who've been killed in the last two weeks of violence has now climbed to six israeli police reinforcements particularly around the old city many of the arab east jerusalem neighborhoods were closed off and at the same time roadblocks in and out of the west bank will reinforce we're hearing from the israeli security officials that they will see a harsh response to anyone who throws rocks or stones at the israeli police israel says it will remove metal detectors that will put up after two security guards were killed two fridays a

i can show you video of the police response in east jerusalem jury in which the boy was injured we contactedthe police to get their view on the incident and this is what they told us. as police arrived in the area there were stones and objects thrown at them the units responded by using non-lethal weapons later in the night a local resident was taken to hospital with an injury. there are non-lethal weapons the police have been these are the non-lethal weapons the police have recently been using one teenager was shot dead by this kind of ammunition in twenty fourteen more than twelve people have lost an eye palestinian teenagers have suffered from alleged abuse of power at the hands of israeli security forces in the past. i think that it is our view about it that. the. now moscow says it may retaliate against washington's continued refusal to return seized russian property in the u.s. or allow more russian diplomats into the country daniel hawkins has more. diplomatic scandals are as old as time itself and tit for tat expulsions of diplomatic workers are usually part and parcel of these event

staying in the middle east jerusalem on the west bank have seen two weeks of clashes over access to a holy site palestinians have been confronting israeli police over security measures at temple mount that's also known as how. israel restricted access the barrier after two police officers were killed by a gunman is in jerusalem. i'm standing here in front of the dome of the rock which has been the scene of violent clashes for the past two weeks we are hearing that more than a hundred people have been injured the number of palestinians who've been killed in the last two weeks of violence has now climbed to six israeli police reinforcements particularly around the old city many of the arab east jerusalem neighborhoods were closed off and at the same time grow plants in and out of the west bank will reinforce we're hearing from the israeli security officials that they will a harsh response to anyone who throws rocks or stones at the israeli police israel says it will remove metal detectors put up after two security guards were killed two fridays ago but the palestinian president mahmoud

the situation here in west hollywood a neighborhood of arab east jerusalem is extremely tense this has been a flashpoint of violence in the past and police have fought in additional reinforcements there are heavy security barriers they've closed a lot of the roads into the old city and also have secured they checkpoints between east jerusalem and the west bank even more now the police have also threatened that they are expecting casualties today indeed if islands explodes and there has been violence here in the cost was. was ok. i got was it was thank you thank you. thank god i thank you i believe it or not i was ok on tuesday night dozens of palestinians were injured when caches broke out at the last the mosque several were arrested by the israeli police particularly off to a group of youngsters climbed onto the mosque and flew the palestinian flag from there was. i was the was. at the same time we are hearing that more than a hundred people have been injured the number of palestinians who've been killed in the last two weeks of violence has now climbed to six off to a youngster who w

in east jerusalem i walk the streets of my childhood neighborhood. the scent of jasmine holes me along, reminding me of the small city my father mother came from in damascus. they still somehow hold my earliest memories. the birth of the board on a warm spring day that i walked with my mother, the warmth of my father's face giving me a baby lamb as a gift i've been asking for. my mother and i playing doctor with the boy next door and the first time one of my father's said a warm-up. after i went through my childhood neighborhood, like a ritual i always enter through damascus there. there's something majestic about the state although i was almost stopped right there. the rest of the 1989 when i came to participate in an international peace march. he as well as the master are able to fill the place. i was very frightened. an italian woman left her i. my heart eight for her. she came all the way from rome. she left with one eye. in the old city i buy gifts. i buy blue glass. i also by an embroidered peasant's vest. also i can take two pieces of jerusale

our reporter has more from east jerusalem. midday prayers have no ended what is the situation this hour? end of midday prayers and tens of thousands with muslimed to be protesters in the streets at various times outside of the mosque. prayerstell when the were over because i could hear and suddenly israeli police were reporting rocks being thrown a you could hear the clashes and stun grenades. and you could see and hear teargas. within a short space of time, you could hear helicopters and ambulances. we are seeing the tell end. -- tail end. it has been incredible policing to deal with these rioters who have been chanting and throw rocks as other the part. they are protesting against the metal detectors. molly: you mentioned the metal detectors. woke us through how we got to this and what is being done to calm tensions. irris: i do not know how calm tensions are. what we are seeing it is a response to a security measure. they put the metal detectors after gunmen emerged last friday, a week ago today and shot 2 israeli border po

east jerusalem at any rate. the palestinian side of the city is in lockdown.t is difficult to move around. they came to the nearest checkpoint to the old city and that was where they prayed. when that happened last week, immediately as soon as the prayers were over, rioting began. the prayers in the streets have not taken as long as the prayers inside the mosque. some of those prayers in the street are over and there is not the kind of writing that we saw last week. that does not mean that it won't develop because it did develop later in the afternoon but i recall watching what happened in one area where people were praying in the street last week and it was immediate. perhaps that is a sign if you can redesign in this tense city, that it will be at a slightly -- that it won't be at such a high level. the flames won't be as high today because of the palestinian victory in returning the situation to the way it was on july 14. it an you really call victory now that men under 50 have not been allowed into the site? >> i think overall it is a victory for the pales

i remember distinctly remembering that this was the wall that separated the east and west jerusalem. and this was no man's land here. >> my family lived in jerusalem for centuries. in 1948 the state was pounded, and for the palestinians this time was called the catastrophe. like many palestinians, my father and his entire family were pushed out of their ancestral home. they moved to a small apartment in east jerusalem because the city was divided into a jewish and an arab city. and in 1967, the six-day war happened when the israelis invaded jejerusalem m and conqu it. we have lived under the israeli occupation ever since, always longing to go back to our ancestral homes. >> and my father's story that we left the home that he was born in and his father, etc., always was with us. >> whenever i walk here i feel as though i'm walking with a shiver in my body. like i feel at home. they used to have the stables down there. and actually, this is my father's room right there. for threes three years i would say easily 50-year-old trees. because my father, when he came here, he said he remembe

up in unrest this she reports on the latest clashes between palestinians and israeli police in east jerusalem. rusher in the syrian moderate opposition agree on terms for a first deescalation zone located near the capital damascus. and interpol releases a list of one hundred seventy three islamic state suicide bombers it says could be preparing to carry out new attacks in europe. plus activists see monitoring how migrants heading to europe are dealt with by coast guards and then she.

security on not present i was caught in some of those clashes and there are neighborhoods in east jerusalem that a look almost like a war zone you have israeli security officers charging forward with rubber bullets and tear gas and also a machine that sprays liquid duty liquid on people the protesters surge in the opposite direction and they have huge rocks and stones as they see throwing at the security forces now all of this comes as the israeli cabinet hold an emergency meeting they decided to keep these metal detectors in place they believe it's for security but of course the muslim worshippers believe that it is a way for israel to change the status quo of the temple mount which the clashes are ongoing and we do expect the situation to remain extremely tense. the first ever joint russia china drills in european waters start today in the baltic sea the military exercise between the two countries will last for a week however even before it takes place the event is sparking a strong reaction artie's nicky aaron has more. western media is in a spin over the joint the twenty seven thousand

the violence playdown team pockets in different parts of occupied east jerusalem. fierce exchanges in the sacred city. when the tear gas eventually cleared arrests were made. in jerusalem and in violence in the west bank hundreds had been wounded. there were fatalities to. at the center of the tension muslims call it the harem al sharif. choose the temple mount. last week this holy site was the scene of violence. israeli arab gunmen who killed two israeli policemen were hunted down in the courtyard. so the israelis in school these metal detectors the gates. palestinians vehemently oppose this many refuse to go through the detectors into the axle mosque compound. instead they started praying in the streets outside. i don't know who these people the new security measures are an attempt by the occupiers to secure more control over a place that seats at the very heart of the religious and political divisions between israel. and the palestinians. reasonable thinking reasonable behavior and not. extremism i'm gonna schism. is that the way. to solve problems. palestinians

on worshippers to boycott a holy site in eastjerusalem worshippers to boycott a holy site in east jerusalem after worshippers to boycott a holy site in eastjerusalem after metal detectors were installed and then removed. europe has been hit by extreme temperatures and floods. we speak to the weather team about what has been causing yet. president trump launched a public tarried of tweet againstjeff sessions. then he said these words a few minutes ago. and disappointed in the attorney general. he should not have recused himself almost immediately after he took office. and if he was going to accuse unselfish and told me prior to taking office and i would've quite simply picked somebody else. sighting that's a bad thing not for the president but for the presidency. i think it is unfair to the presidency and that is the way i feel. thank you. many americans must be wondering if the president is trying to pry open the office of attorney—general to appoint someone during the august recess who will fire special counsel moller and shut down the russian investigation. first, let me state for the rec

palestinian continue recognize israeli authority over the holy site or any part of east jerusalem which is considered occupied territory. sothere are really a lot of layers that we're dealing with here that deal with history and religion and politics in a site that is very, very sensitive and holy to both muslims and jews. so it's a very volatile situation all around. >> glor: can you remember last time friday prayers were canceled? >> no, i cannot. i don't think it's happened in my lifetime and, from what i've read -- i'm not an historian, but from what i've read, it's been many hundred years since the muslim authorities that oversee the mosque compound actually canceled the weekly friday services. it's pretty extraordinary and unprecedented. >> glor: if authorities on either side don't get control of this situation, i think a lot of folks feel it could quickly get a lot worse than it is right now. in your estimation, what has to happen? >> what has to happen in general is that cooler heads have to prevail. there needs to be deescalation on all sides by israeli authorities, by whoever

mosque and wave palestinian flags from there there has also been violence reported in at least one east jerusalem arab neighborhood of baba huta now all of this comes ahead of tomorrow's day of rage as it has been dubbed by him us now this is a day of protests and confrontations that has been called for by both of us and the palestinian rival faction fattah nies really police are bracing themselves for what they are afraid could result in even more violence throughout the day friday and not only did we see them but also in the west bank and we know that the israelis are employing additional security forces they've been putting up concrete vote blocks it's been putting up mounds of dirt across the west bank to try and deal with this but certainly the palestinians stray ssion doesn't seem to have been so subsided despite the fact that israel says it is trying to meet them halfway and remove some of the additional security measures it has put in place in the last two weeks yet happening during the winter this period as well. fall asleep or thinking . well temple mount al-sharif as it's known to musl

situation would explode i was caught in some of those clashes and they were on neighborhoods in east jerusalem that look almost like a war zone you have israeli security officers charging forward with rubber bullets and tear gas and also a machine that sprays liquid duty liquid on people the protesters surge in the opposite direction and they have huge rocks and stones that they've been throwing at the security forces now all of this comes as the israeli cabinet hold an emergency meeting and they decided to keep these metal detectors in place they believe it's for security but of course the muslim worshippers believe that it is a way for israel to change the status quo of the temple mount which is a huge the volatile and important religious site that comment he has custodianship by jordan the clashes are ongoing and we do expect the situation to remain extremely tense. temple mount or her omar sharif as it's known by muslims is one of the most contested religious sites in the world for jews it is believed to have been the site of two biblical term bulls. a mosque which is located is the third

response in east jerusalem i join which the boy was injured recontacted the police to get their view on the incident here's what they told us. as police arrived in the area there were stones and objects thrown at them the units responded by using non-lethal weapons leader in the night a local resident was taken to hospital with an injury i can show you now some of the non-lethal weapons the i.d.f. and the israeli police have been using as of late i want to know if you were shot dead by this kind of ammunition and twenty fourteen and more than twelve people have lost and i palestinian teenagers have suffered from alleged i.d.f. abuse of power in the past. ok sorry about that. an american attorney is suing the u.s. president over government surveillance he says the content of his social media accounts was compromised by the n.s.a. program that was revealed by edward snowden the whistleblower revealed that the n.s.a. has been collecting telephone records and data from the social media accounts of tens of millions of americans and twenty fifteen there was also an international scandal wh

climbed to six israeli police reinforcements particularly around the old city many of the arab east jerusalem neighborhoods with clay. as dolphin at the same time roadblocks in and out of the west bank will reinforce we're hearing from the israeli security officials that they will see a harsh response to anyone who throws rocks or stones at the israeli police israel says it will remove metal detectors that will put up after two security guards were killed two fridays ago but the palestinian president mahmoud abbas says this is not enough and he insists it is well returns to the way the status quo was before that incident but outside the temple mount compound the mood is jubilant people have been throwing sweets and chocolate saying that this battle for al aksa has been won by the palestinians r.t. jerusalem or fortune r.t. international live from moscow to join us for more news where on the world at the top of. with little make its manufacture consent to public wealth. when the ruling classes protect themselves. in the final. the one percent. we can all middle of the room sick. flurry used to

the installation of metal detectors that was after the killing of two border police officers in east jerusalem on saturday night two palestinian teenagers were killed in the clashes three others were killed in clashes the night before as were three israelis in a west by stopping. temple mount. is known to muslims is one of the most contested religious sites in the world for jews it's believed to have been the site of two biblical temples and the al aksa bosc which is also located that is islam's holiest site temple mount is administered by a jordan base islamic religious authority we had polarized views on the ongoing conflict. well those metal detectors came as a result of a heinous murder on a holy spot these are not just committed to detect. action out of money to change the order to be changed to school in this murder takes place then security measures are brought in and then israel is blamed for taking the security measures it's a reaction to the first event which was horrible terrorism when first of all our dog. for the public knows that the people who committed the turks weren't israeli

playing peacefully on the balcony of his home when police began shooting in response to clashes in east jerusalem hitting the mynah in the head. let. me. tell. you soldiers came store to shooting in the air to the left to the right so the houses my son let's go inside is more so. there as they were coming in the bullet hit my son zine face who loved playing football he had loads of hobbies now he's asked me all the time can i do this can i do that. i can show you a video of the police response any slim during which the boy is injured we contacted the place to get their view on the incident and here's what they told us . as police arrived in the area there were stones and objects thrown at them the units responded by using non-lethal weapons later in the night a local resident was taken to hospital with an injury. these a non-lethal weapons the police have been using as of late one teenager was shot dead by this kind of ammunition in twenty fourteen and more than twelve people have lost an eye palestinian teenagers have suffered from alleged abuse of power at the hands of israeli security forces i

after the west bank fatah leadership called for a day of rage tensions are been running high in east jerusalem the old city over the last couple of days ortiz polis leader brings us the details. some of those clashes have also been taking place in the old city of jerusalem and the surrounding arab neighborhoods israeli police have been in point why it control measures now they've been using stun grenades they've been dragging protesters away protestors in response have been throwing several objects various objects at the police themselves and dozens of people are reported to have been injured yesterday was declared a day of rage by the palestinian fatah faction and thousands of palestinians converged on the old city of jerusalem now all of this violence was sparked by a deadly shootout on friday in which two israeli security officers were killed by israeli arabs since then israel has closed most of the entrances to the al aqsa mosque and has reopened several but those that it has reopened it is opened with metal detectors now palestinians say that this is an infringement on the right of freedo

climbed to six the israeli police reinforcements particularly around the old city many of the arab east jerusalem neighborhoods were closed off and at the same time roadblocks in and out of the west bank will reinforce we're hearing from the israeli security officials that they will see a harsh response to anyone who throws rocks or stones at the israeli police israel says it will remove metal detectors that will put up after two security guards were killed two fridays ago but the palestinian president mahmoud abbas says this is not enough and he insists that israel returns to the way the status quo was before that incident the latest measures are that only people over the age of fifty to come and pray here i'm talking specifically men women of all ages are allowed some of the entrances to the mosque are still closed because of these measures the mood on the ground is still tense there is a lot of frustration amongst palestinians that i've been talking to some of even said that if israel doesn't remove these last remaining restrictions they will be a third intifada or a third palestinian uprising