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Israel's opposition leader and former defence minister Benny Gantz attends a press conference in Jerusalem on February 13, 2023, against controversial legal reforms being touted by the country's hard-right government. (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP) (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN/AFP via Getty Images) — Israel's opposition leader and former defence minister Benny Gantz attends a press conference in Jerusalem on February 13, 2023, against controversial legal reforms being touted by the country's hard-right government. — GIL COHEN-MAGEN/AFP via Getty Images

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah on April 19, 2023. SPA

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