In an extraordinary meeting in Istanbul, member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation accused Israel of "persistent public statements... that incite religious sensitivities, feed tension and incite violence".
Israel installed metal detectors, cameras and other restrictions on the compound following a July 14 attack in which two policemen were killed.
At least 13 Palestinians have been wounded when Israeli police fired tear gas and rubber-coated steel bullets at Muslims outside the Al Aqsa Mosque compound.
Tensions heightened in Occupied East Jerusalem after Israel installed metal detectors at Al Aqsa compound. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says ties with Israel will remain suspended "unless all measures go back to what they were before July 14.
Turkey's president was speaking amid tension over controversial security measures at Jersalem's holy site which have triggered the worst Palestinian-Israeli clashes in years.
The head of US special forces said that renaming the YPG and its political wing the PYD as Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) was done to give the group a voice in Syria talks.
Muslims in the West Bank and Occupied East Jerusalem staged protests as Friday prayers were meant to start. They are opposed to Israel's installation of metal detectors at the Al Aqsa Mosque complex.
Last week's clashes at the compound left two Israelis and three Palestinians dead. The authorities have urged all Muslim worshippers to gather outside Al Aqsa Mosque for Friday prayers.
Sheikh Ikrima Sabri, the imam of Al Aqsa Mosque was injured during clashes with Israeli police on Tuesday. Clashes at the compound that left two Israelis and three Palestinians dead last week have escalated tensions.
Fourteen Palestinian worshippers, including the Imam of Al Aqsa, Sheikh Ikrima Sabri, were injured after being attacked by Israeli police during the third day of protests at the holy compound in Occupied East Jerusalem.
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