Also on Tuesday an American-Israeli wounded in an attack two weeks ago died of his injuries, an Israeli hospital said.
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Many Palestinians explain their fear of encroaching Israeli influence at Al-Aqsa by comparing it to the restructuring of the Ibrahimi Mosque in the West Bank city of Hebron, where Jewish and Muslim worshipers are both allowed to visit, albeit separately.
The military says the Palestinian drew a knife at an army post before forces shot him.
Palestinian ID holders, which are those who live in the West Bank or Gaza can not enter Jerusalem unless by applying for an Israeli permission, which is mostly denied.
Clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinians were sparked last month by Israeli incursions into al-Aqsa Mosque compound, the third holiest site for Muslims.
The hilltop compound in Jerusalem’s Old City is revered by Jews as the Temple Mount, site of the two Jewish biblical Temples.
Israeli officials confirmed the plan, and in a statement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said it hopes to start the process “as soon as possible”.
Muslims accuse Israel of seeking to change rules governing the site and to allow Jews to pray there.
Amnesty global said on Tuesday that it had found a few of the killings of Palestinians had been unjustified, and that Israeli forces were using “extreme and unlawful measures”.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on Wednesday for an global “special regime” to protect Palestinians amid what he described as the “worst and most critical” situation under Israeli occupation in the Palestinian territories, including occupied East Jerusalem, since 1948.
Rumors that Israel was planning to change that status quo were the spark that set off the current wave of Palestinian attacks that have left 11 Israelis dead.
For Hamas, the Islamic terrorist group that has controlled Gaza since 2007, this month’s surge in Palestinian violence against Israel is an opportunity not to be missed.
“Jordan is the loud and daring voice in the face of Israel and the U.S. administration especially on Jerusalem”, he said.
Eleven Israelis have been killed, mostly in stabbings, while 55 Palestinians, including 35 labeled by Israel as attackers, have been killed by Israeli fire. Without the permits, experts say, tens of thousands of Palestinians would be unable to travel to Israel for work. Palestinians have accused Israel of using excessive force, claiming that alleged assailants were either unarmed or could have been stopped without being killed.
On Tuesday, Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely stoked Palestinian fears by saying it was her “dream to see the Israeli flag flying” over the holy site, prompting Netanyahu to call government members to order.
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His son Micah Avni Lakin said he had been a big fan of social media, where young Palestinians have incited attacks, uploading videos and sharing the hashtag #Jerusalemintifada.
