The Jerusalem Post reports

Jerusalem Police on Tuesday stopped Islamic officials from carrying out unauthorized construction work on the Temple Mount, police said.

This construction has been a bone of contention since it began. The Post report continues

Independent Israeli archeologists have long charged Islamic officials with destruction of antiquities at the bitterly-contested holy site, and blamed the Israeli Government and Israel’s state-run archeological body for turning a blind eye to the action due to the political sensitivities involved. Antiquities Authority spokeswoman Yoli Shwartz said Tuesday that the police had alerted the Antiquities Authority about the issue, and that it would be “examined” in the coming days.

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