Israel imposes Aqsa restrictions amid police crackdown

Men under 40 will not be allowed entry to the holy site, while women of all ages will have access.
 
Israeli border police have been deployed since the early morning in East Jerusalem and areas of the Old City to prevent crowds gathering to protest.
 
Two women, Hiba al-Tawil and Latifa Abd al-Latif, were detained late Thursday while leaving the mosque, witnesses said.
 
Israeli forces launched a widespread crackdown on Palestinian neighborhoods in East Jerusalem late Wednesday following a suspected car attack on pedestrians waiting for a light rail tram.
 
On Wednesday evening, Abd al-Rahman al-Shaludi, 21, rammed a car into pedestrians, killing a three-month-old Israeli girl, Haya Zissel Braun.
 
Israel immediately labeled the incident a "terrorist" attack, while al-Shaludi's family denied that it was intentional.
 
Al-Shaludi was shot after attempting to leave the scene and later died.
 
The incident triggered clashes between police and stone-throwing Palestinians across occupied East Jerusalem which lasted into the early hours.