pIsrael’s cabinet voted Monday, July 24 to dismantle the metal detectorsa that had been erected near the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem and which caused much controversy in the regiona. Israeli security and construction teams removed them later that night.ppThe metal detectors had been erected at the site, which is used as a place of worship by Jews and Muslimsa, after two Israeli police officers were shot dead at the site in mid July. The events lead to a series of violent incidentsa that threatened to destabilize the floundering peace process.ppIn response to calls from governments internationally, the Israeli cabinet decided to have the metal detectors removed, but vowed to use advanced technological meansa to monitor security at the site.