The issue exploded into more serious violence on Friday, after days of night time clashes after the metal detectors installation which followed an attack on 14 July which killed two Israeli policemen at the entrance to the site by three Israeli Arabs who Israel says smuggled weapons into the compound.
Three Palestinians were shot dead during protests in Jerusalem on Friday, while the Palestinian Authority has frozen all contact with the Israeli government over the dispute.
An Israeli man and his two children were later killed and a woman injured after a Palestinian teen launched a stabbing attack at their home in a West Bank settlement.
There have been clashes almost daily between Israeli police and protesters at the holy site, which is managed by a Jordanian trust but located on Israeli-administered territory.
A third Palestinian was killed on Friday after clashes erupted between Israeli forces and protesters over new security measures at a highly sensitive Jerusalem holy site, the Palestinian health ministry said.
Police said later in the day that discretion could be applied in the use of the metal detectors instead of forcing everyone to go through them.
He deplored Israel's continued crimes against Palestinians, adding hat the Palestinian Resistance groups will not remain handcuffed towards continuous crimes against Al-Aqsa Mosque by the Zionist regime.
"Now this movement to destroy the al-Aqsa compound is positioned as the tip of the spear in the Zionist project, in Israeli society, against Palestinians", he added.
Crowds gathered outside Jerusalem's Old City found shops closed and streets around Damascus Gate - the entrance most heavily used by Palestinians - blocked.
On Friday, the highlight of the Muslim religious week, Israeli police severely restricted Muslim access to the Old City to prevent mass protests.
Chaudhry Nisar's much-awaited presser postponed till Monday
The two-member delegation returned after Ch Nisar clearly told them that his stance is based on principles and he will not budge. Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has postponed much-awaited press conference, scheduled at 5:00 PM today (Sunday).
An army officer who was lightly injured by a stone thrown by a Palestinian was taken to the hospital.
There has been unrest in East Jerusalem and the West Bank ever since.
It is home to the Western Wall - which was part of the walls around the Second Jewish Temple and is one of the holiest places for Jews to pray - and the Dome of the Rock, where Muslims believe the Prophet Mohammed ascended to heaven.
The controversy has resonated beyond Israel and the Palestinian territories, with the United States and the UN Middle East envoy expressing concern.
Israeli police said five officers were wounded.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this morning decided metal detectors would not be removed, and men under 50 and barred from the mosque.
The recent protests revolve around the introduction of metal detectors by Israel at the entrances to the sacred Temple Mount compound.
A top adviser to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said they are holding a series of consultations with various countries to try and lower tensions in Jerusalem.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged Israel to remove the detectors.
According to his Facebook posts and statements from his family, al-Abed was reportedly angry over the loss of Palestinian lives and wanted to protect the honor of the Jerusalem holy site at the heart of the latest tensions between Palestinians and the Israel.
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