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Israel-Hamas Conflict Image (Newsbar 1:1): Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken embraces Lior Gelbaum, right, 24, a dual U.S.-Israeli citizen, October 12, 2023, in Tel Aviv, at a donation center for victims of the Hamas attacks. [State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy/Public Domain]

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