Sheikh Kamal Al-Khatib describes restricting access to Al-Aqsa Mosque during the month of Ramadan as a declaration of war on two billion Muslims. Head of the Freedoms Committee of the Higher Follow-up Committee inside the Palestinian Authority, described the decision of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to impose restrictions on the entry of Palestinians inside the country.
Israeli Broadcasting Corporation said that the army and the Internal Security Agency (Shin Bet) warned of the area being ignited due to restrictions.