Police mobilise to block Jewish rally in Jerusalem

Internal Security Minister Gideon Ezra reiterated that the gathering would be blocked, saying the "Israeli government will not permit under any circumstances any provocation that could disturb the peace."

Ezra, speaking on public radio, was referring to Revava, a recently formed group dedicated to building a third Jewish temple on the site now occupied by the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, which is known by the Jews as Temple Mount.

Earlier this week, the group said the aim of Sunday's demonstration was to bring some "10,000 Jews to the heavily restricted Temple Mount to spark Israeli dialogue about reclaiming the holy site from its Muslim custodians."

"Revava has called on its supporters to converge in force on Temple Mount, with Muslims organising to protect the site," Ezra said. "That would cause trouble not only in Jerusalem but in the entire Middle East."

"They will not enter Temple Mount, nor will we allow them to assemble at the Kotel," the adjacent structure known as the Wailing Wall.