The videos show a bright object slowly descending over the Dome of the Rock, an Islamic shrine on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem - believed to be the holiest spot on earth and sacred to three world religions.

In one video shot from Tzofim Mountain overlooking the ancient city, the circular UFO appears to hover over the shrine.

A second video taken from a different spot shows a white light descending slowly above Jerusalem, hang in the air directly above the 2,500 year old holy site, and then shoot up into the sky with a gigantic flash.

The event reportedly occurred in Jerusalem at 1am on Friday morning and has provoked an online debate as to whether the footage is real.

The site on which the Muslim Dome of the Rock stands also marks where the ancient Temple of Solomon stood from 516BC until it was destroyed by the Romans during an uprising in 70BC.

It is also a holy spot for Christians and denotes the place where the Emperor Constantine's mother had a church built to St Cyril and St John in 325 AD.

Muslims believe it to also be the spot from which the prophet Mohammed ascended to Heaven accompanied by the archangel Gabriel where he prayed with Jesus, Abraham and Moses before returning back to Jerusalem.