US Secretary of State John Kerry says Israel has accepted Jordan’s proposal to provide surveillance cameras at the holy site of al-Aqsa Mosque in East al-Quds (East Jerusalem) to de-escalate tensions in the occupied territories.

After meeting with Jordan's King Abdullah II and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Amman on Saturday, Kerry said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to "an excellent suggestion by King Abdullah to provide 24-hour video coverage of all sites."

"This will provide comprehensive visibility and transparency and that could really be a game changer in discouraging anybody from disturbing the sanctity of the holy site," he added.

The latest wave of Israeli-Palestinian clashes began when Tel Aviv restricted the entry of some Palestinian worshipers into the al-Aqsa Mosque on August 26.

Kerry noted that placing cameras "could really be a game-changer in discouraging anybody from disturbing the sanctity of this holy site ... (and will) provide comprehensive visibility and transparency."

"I am pleased that Prime Minister Netanyahu has reaffirmed Israel's commitment to upholding the unchanged status quo of the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif, both in word and in practice," Kerry added.

The surge in tensions, triggered by Israeli raids on the al-Aqsa Mosque in East al-Quds (East Jerusalem), as well as increasing violence by Israeli settlers, has seen some 54 Palestinians killed and hundreds more injured since October 1. Eight Israelis have also died in the same time period.

Palestinians are also angry at increasing violence by Israeli settlers. The recent clashes were exacerbated by settler violence.