The Arab League on Sunday accused Israel of “playing with fire” with new security measures at a highly sensitive Jerusalem holy site.

“Jerusalem is a red line,” its chief Ahmed Abul Gheit said in a statement, adding that “no Arab or Muslim will accept violations” against the city’s holy sites.

Abul Gheit accused Israel’s government of “adventurism” and said its moves could trigger a “crisis with the Arab and Muslim world”.

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan too condemned the Israeli security precautions, saying the Islamic world would not remain silent.He had called on Israel to remove the detectors in a phone conversation with his counterpart Reuven Rivlin on Thursday.

Pope Francis also expressed concern and said that he was alarmed by the recent violence. He called for dialogue and moderation to help restore peace. “I am following with trepidation the grave tension and violence of recent days in Jerusalem. I feel the need to express a heartfelt call for moderation and dialogue,” he told pilgrims in St Peter’s Square.

(With Reuters inputs)