2017 Temple Mount crisis was a period of violent tensions related to the Temple Mount , which began on 14 July 2017 , after a shooting incident in the complex in which Palestinian gunmen killed two Israeli police officers . Following the attack , Israeli authorities installed metal detectors at the entrance to the Mount in a step that caused large Palestinian protests and was severely criticized by Palestinian leaders , the Arab League , and other Muslim leaders , on the basis that it constituted a change in the " status quo " of the Temple Mount entry restrictions
shooting incident in the complex
2017 Temple Mount shooting
2017 Temple Mount crisis