Story highlights Surveillance will provide 'comprehensive visibility and transparency,' Kerry says

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says the Jerusalem video agreement could be a "game changer"

Tensions have been rising for weeks over what for Jews is the Temple Mount, for Muslims is the Noble Sanctuary

(CNN) Israel's Prime Minister has agreed to 24-hour video surveillance at a disputed Jerusalem holy site -- a move that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said could be "a game-changer" to reduce regional bloodshed.

The round-the-clock observation "will provide comprehensive visibility and transparency" and discourage "anybody from disturbing the sanctity of this holy site," Kerry said.

"Today I hope that we could begin to turn the page on this very difficult period," Kerry added.

"We have to join together in calling for an immediate end to violence. We must stress the importance of avoiding provocative actions and rhetoric, and we must work cooperatively. It's the only way to go forward, is to work cooperative to restore calm," Kerry said.

Photos: Tensions escalate between Israelis, Palestinians Photos: Tensions escalate between Israelis, Palestinians Israeli security forces and emergency personnel attend to an Israeli victim of a Palestinian stabbing attack in Jerusalem on October 30. A Palestinian stabbed two Israelis in Jerusalem before being shot, police and the army said, in the first knife attack in the city in two weeks. Hide Caption 1 of 25 Photos: Tensions escalate between Israelis, Palestinians Israeli police inspect the scene of a stabbing attack in Beit Shemesh, Israel, on Thursday, October 22. Two Palestinian men armed with knives tried to board a bus carrying children but were forced back by people inside the vehicle, police said. The two men were shot by police after they stabbed an Israeli man at a bus stop. Hide Caption 2 of 25 Photos: Tensions escalate between Israelis, Palestinians A police officer injured during an attack at a bus station in Beer Sheva, Israel, is carried from the scene on Sunday, October 18. Ten people were injured and one person, a soldier, was killed, according to police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld. The attacker -- identified by police as a Bedouin man -- was killed in the shootout on Sunday, but so was an Eritrean migrant who was apparently misidentified by a security guard as a second attacker, police said. Hide Caption 3 of 25 Photos: Tensions escalate between Israelis, Palestinians Israeli border police check Palestinians' identification on October 18 at a checkpoint as they exit the Arab neighborhood of Issawiyeh in Jerusalem. Hide Caption 4 of 25 Photos: Tensions escalate between Israelis, Palestinians Left-wing activists march on Saturday, October 17, in Jerusalem. About 2,000 participants took part in an Arab-Israeli demonstration for peace. Israeli police and security forces remain on high alert around Israel and the West Bank. Hide Caption 5 of 25 Photos: Tensions escalate between Israelis, Palestinians Israeli border police order a Palestinian to lift his shirt at a checkpoint as he exits the Arab neighborhood of Issawiyeh in Jerusalem on October 17. Hide Caption 6 of 25 Photos: Tensions escalate between Israelis, Palestinians An injured Israeli soldier is taken into Hadas hospital on October 17 in Jerusalem after being stabbed in the West Bank city of Hebron. Hide Caption 7 of 25 Photos: Tensions escalate between Israelis, Palestinians Israeli medics carry away the body of a Palestinian man who attempted to stab an Israeli soldier in the east Jerusalem Jewish settlement of Armon Hanatsiv, adjacent to the Palestinian neighborhood of Jabal Mukaber, on October 17. Hide Caption 8 of 25 Photos: Tensions escalate between Israelis, Palestinians Palestinians carry the body of Iyad Awawdeh, 26, during his funeral in the West Bank village of Dora, near Hebron, on October 17. Awawdeh was killed after he stabbed an Israeli soldier, while posing as a journalist, during clashes Friday. Hide Caption 9 of 25 Photos: Tensions escalate between Israelis, Palestinians Palestinian mourners carry the body of Mahmud Homaida, who was killed by the Israeli military the day before, during his funeral in Gaza City. Homaida, 22, was killed near the Nahal Oz border crossing with Israel. Hide Caption 10 of 25 Photos: Tensions escalate between Israelis, Palestinians An Israeli soldier runs to help another who was just stabbed by an alleged Palestinian assailant, seen on the ground holding a knife, during clashes in Hebron, West Bank, on Friday, October 16. In recent weeks, there has been a spike in violence across Israel and the Palestinian territories. Why now? CNN's Ben Wedeman breaks down the issues Hide Caption 11 of 25 Photos: Tensions escalate between Israelis, Palestinians A Palestinian protester uses a slingshot to throw stones toward Israeli security forces during clashes in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on October 16. Hide Caption 12 of 25 Photos: Tensions escalate between Israelis, Palestinians Palestinians kneel during noon prayers in Jerusalem on October 16. Hide Caption 13 of 25 Photos: Tensions escalate between Israelis, Palestinians Two Palestinian women cry Wednesday, October 14, during the funeral of Muataz Ibrahim Zawahra, who was killed in clashes with Israeli troops near Bethlehem. Hide Caption 14 of 25 Photos: Tensions escalate between Israelis, Palestinians Palestinian mourners carry Zawahra's body on October 14. Hide Caption 15 of 25 Photos: Tensions escalate between Israelis, Palestinians Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men gather around the body of Yeshayahu Kirshavski during his funeral in Jerusalem on Tuesday, October 13. According to the Times of Israel, Kirshavski was killed by a Palestinian in a car-ramming attack. Hide Caption 16 of 25 Photos: Tensions escalate between Israelis, Palestinians Kirshavski's funeral continues on October 13. Hide Caption 17 of 25 Photos: Tensions escalate between Israelis, Palestinians Medics attend the scene of a stabbing attack in Jerusalem on October 13. Random, unpredictable attacks have stumped Israeli police, CNN's Ben Wedeman reported. Hide Caption 18 of 25 Photos: Tensions escalate between Israelis, Palestinians A member of Israel's security forces cordons off the site in Jerusalem where a Palestinian man drove into a bus stop and carried out a stabbing attack on October 13. Hide Caption 19 of 25 Photos: Tensions escalate between Israelis, Palestinians A member of Israel's security forces stands in front of Palestinian protesters throwing stones during clashes in Bethlehem on October 13. Hide Caption 20 of 25 Photos: Tensions escalate between Israelis, Palestinians An Israeli police vehicle drives in front of Palestinian protesters in Bethlehem on October 13. Hide Caption 21 of 25 Photos: Tensions escalate between Israelis, Palestinians Palestinians take part in an anti-Israel protest in the southern Gaza city of Rafah on October 13. Hide Caption 22 of 25 Photos: Tensions escalate between Israelis, Palestinians Jewish children pray at the site of a stabbing attack in the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City on Monday, October 12. Hide Caption 23 of 25 Photos: Tensions escalate between Israelis, Palestinians A Palestinian protester in Bethlehem throws a tear-gas canister back at Israeli security forces on October 12. Hide Caption 24 of 25 Photos: Tensions escalate between Israelis, Palestinians Israeli soldiers aim their weapons toward Palestinian protesters during clashes in Bethlehem on October 12. Hide Caption 25 of 25

Tensions have been brewing for weeks in and around Israel and Palestinian territories, erupting into deadly violence. And much of that has centered on a site in Jerusalem that's sacred to two religions as the Temple Mount to Jews and as al-Aqsa Mosque complex, or Noble Sanctuary, to Muslims.

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