Israel had erected metal detectors at the gates to the Muslim-administered site last week, after Arab gunmen killed two Israeli police guards there.

Israel installed metal detectors in the summer of 2017 at the gates of Haram al-Sharif's esplanade, known to Jews as the Temple Mount.

Daron Jones is the assistant athletic director for external operations. He said the reason metal detectors have not been implemented is for a couple of reasons. "When we looked at it initially, with ...