Ramallah (Palestine) - Israel began Tuesday to dismantle metal detectors it installed a week earlier at a contested Jerusalem shrine, hoping to defuse a crisis with the Muslim world, including security ally Jordan, the Muslim custodian of the holy site. The removal of the devices followed the resolution of a 24-hour diplomatic standoff with Jordan over a deadly shooting at the Israeli Embassy in the kingdom, suggesting a broader deal had been struck. Israeli Embassy staff, including the security guard who had killed two Jordanians after being attacked by one with a screwdriver, returned to Israel from their base in Jordan overnight. Jordan initially said the guard could not leave without an investigation, while Israel said he had diplomatic immunity. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Jordan's King Abdullah II spoke by phone late Monday to discuss the crises, including the tensions over the 37-acre (15-hectare) sacred esplanade in Jerusalem's Old City. The walled compound is the third holiest site of Islam and the holiest of Judaism, once home to biblical Temples.