Israel began installing metal detectors at the gates of the compound, saying extra measures were needed to prevent further attacks. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced on Friday that he would suspend all contacts with Israel because of the new security measures. Security forces prohibited Palestinian men under the age of 50 from entering Jerusalem's Old City for Friday Muslim prayers this week. UNITED NATIONS, July 23 (APP): The United Nations Security Council will meet on Monday to discuss the recent escalation of violence at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem, according to diplomats. The envoys of the US, Russia, the EU and UN on Saturday issued a statement saying they "strongly condemn acts of terror, express their regret for all loss of innocent life caused by the violence, and hope for a speedy recovery to the wounded." A security cabinet meeting scheduled for Sunday night could bring a new decision about the metal detectors and other security measures taken in the Old City of Jerusalem. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas suspended all contacts between the Palestinian Authority and the Israeli government on Friday in protest of the metal detectors. An Israeli military official said they are “evaluating and assessing what the declarations mean on the ground,” calling it a “complex reality.”

On Friday night, three Israelis were killed in their home in the West Bank settlement of Halamish Friday night when police say a young Palestinian man breached the settlement’s security fence and stabbed them to death. The Israeli military arrested more than 20 Palestinians in an overnight sweep on Sunday near the site of Friday night's attack, according to an Israeli military official. The request comes at the same time as news that a Palestinian man wounded in clashes with Israeli forces in the West Bank on Saturday has died of his injuries, the Palestinian health ministry said.
A United Nations Security Council session is to be held to address the escalating violence in Jerusalem.