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Elizabeth Hagedorn

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Israeli drone strike aftermath on Jan. 2, 2024, in Dahiyeh, a suburb of Beirut, Lebanon. — Israeli drone strike aftermath on Jan. 2, 2024, in Dahiyeh, a suburb of Beirut, Lebanon. — Marwan Tahtah via Getty Images

Iranians lift up a flag and the mock up of a missile during a celebration following Iran's missiles and drones attack on Israel, on April 15 2024, at Palestine square in central Tehran.

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Elizabeth Hagedorn

Elizabeth Hagedorn

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Senior Fatah official Jibril Rajoub, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, attends by video conference a meeting with deputy Hamas chief Saleh Arouri (on screen from Beirut) discussing Israel's plan to annex parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on July 2, 2020. (Photo by ABBAS MOMANI / AFP) (Photo by ABBAS MOMANI/AFP via Getty Images)

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