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"Israeli" Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that the struggle in occupied Al-Quds may be long and drawn out but that calm must be reinstated, following the shooting of "Israeli" rabbi Yehuda Glick.

Netanyahu said he is preparing for increased tensions in the holy city.

"I have ordered a major increase in presence of forces...so that we can maintain a safe Jerusalem [occupied Al-Quds] and also keep the status quo in holy sites," he said.

He concluded by saying that, "The struggle here can be long and drawn out, but here, like all the other struggles, we need to put out the flames. Neither side needs to take the law into their hands, we need to act calmly, responsibly and decisively."

Netanyahu held a special meeting on the shooting and increase in tensions and violence in occupied Al-Quds, attended by the war minister, security minister, the head of the Shin Bet, the police chief, the mayor of occupied Al-Quds and "Israel" War Forces ["IDF"] representatives, among other officials.

"Israeli" Right-wing rabbi Yehuda Glick was injured at a rally in occupied Al-Quds on Wednesday.

The incident comes amid increasing tension in Al-Quds over an expected Knesset vote to potentially divide the al-Aqsa Holy mosque, or else restrict Muslim worship at the site.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team