(MENAFN- QNA) Israeli occupation forces will allow Muslim worshippers to enter the Temple Mount compound for Friday prayers without imposing restrictions.
In addition, the IOF decided on the removal of two checkpoints recently placed on roads leading to the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiyah after protests by residents.
The checkpoints have been placed at the village's entrances to due to the continued violence in area.
A statement announcing the moves was published by the police a short time after the conclusion of a meeting between Jordan's King Abdullah II, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Amman.
The three discussed tensions over the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
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