On 14 July, three Israeli Arabs, residents of Umm al-Fahm, shot to death two Border Police officers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque square (1). In response, the prime minister ordered placing metal detectors at the gates leading to Temple Mount. Members of the Waqf opposed this move, instructing the Muslims to refuse to go to Temple Mount until the detectors were removed, calling them to pray demonstratively outside the compound (2). Protest activity led to harsh confrontations between Palestinian youth and the Security Forces in East Jerusalem and the West Bank (3, 4). The cabinet decided to remove the metal detectors and replace them with different security means. Members of the Waqf opposed this move as well and violent conflicts continued in the course of which four Palestinians were killed (5). On 21 July a terrorist entered the settlement of Halamish, murdered three members of the Salomon family and severely injured the mother. He claimed that he did this for Al-Aqsa. The crisis lasted for two weeks and eventually Israel removed all security measures from the compound (6).