Tensions rise over Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem.

Jewish hardline groups, including the Temple Mount Faithful and Beyadenu, have been organising visits to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem, with the aim of changing the fragile status quo of the site as a Muslim holy site and establishing a third temple. The Israeli government has enabled, assisted, and even funded some of these groups, and provided protection for them during their visits. The Jordanian Waqf, which manages the site, has continued to operate with Israeli police to ban Jewish prayer, but can no longer limit the size of Jewish groups or the rate of their entry, nor can it block the entry of specific activists considered "provocateurs".