Assassination attempt on Yehuda Glick could be 'spark' in Jerusalem tension

Glick, who has long advocated for rights to Jewish prayer at the Islamic holy site, was speaking on Wednesday evening at an event titled "Israel Returns to the Temple Mount" when he was shot by a suspect riding a motor-bike.

al-Aqsa Mosque is the name Muslims use to refer to the site - Jewish worshippers call the same site, which they say was the location of two ancient Jewish temples, Temple Mount.

Israeli police have confirmed said that the suspect behind the shooting on Wednesday, Mu'taz al-Hijazi, was shot and killed on Thursday morning.