The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will hold an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday in Istanbul.
After Israel intensified its occupation of the al-Aqsa mosque, Istanbul was selected to host a summit.
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Foreign Ministers will meet on Tuesday in Istanbul.
The extraordinary meeting will address the recent developments regarding the Noble Sanctuary.
An official statement on Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs website on Friday stated:
“The Executive Committee of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, upon the call made by Turkey as the Chair of the OIC Summit and the Executive Committee, will hold an extraordinary meeting on 1 August 2017 in İstanbul at the level of Ministers of Foreign Affairs to discuss the recent developments regarding Al-Haram Al-Sharif."
Protests began on July 14 after the mosque's leadership called on worshippers to boycott new metal detectors installed at the site's entrances after a deadly shootout last week.
These new security measures have led to a wave of anger among Palestinians, who called for the immediate removal of the metal detectors.
Israel has defended the controversial moves, claiming they were no different from security measures at other holy sites around the world.
Israel occupied East Jerusalem during the 1967 Middle East War. It later annexed the city in 1980, claiming all of Jerusalem as the Jewish state’s "eternal" capital -- a move never recognized by the international community.
Sacred to Muslims, Jews, and Christians, Jerusalem is home to the Al-Aqsa Mosque, which for Muslims represents the world's third holiest site.
