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Ramming and Stabbing Attack at the Gush Etzion Junction - West Bank

Ramming and Stabbing Attack at the Gush Etzion Junction - West Bank

Security forces cordon off the scene of a ramming and stabbing attack at the Gush Etzion Junction, a major intersection in a settlement bloc south of Jerusalem, in the occupied West Bank, Nov. 18, 2025. An Israeli man was killed and three others wounded in a ramming and stabbing attack in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, carried out by two Palestinian suspects who were subsequently shot dead by security forces, Israeli officials said. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Ramming and Stabbing Attack at the Gush Etzion Junction - West Bank

Ramming and Stabbing Attack at the Gush Etzion Junction - West Bank

Security forces cordon off the scene of a ramming and stabbing attack at the Gush Etzion Junction, a major intersection in a settlement bloc south of Jerusalem, in the occupied West Bank, Nov. 18, 2025. An Israeli man was killed and three others wounded in a ramming and stabbing attack in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, carried out by two Palestinian suspects who were subsequently shot dead by security forces, Israeli officials said. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Imperial conferment of decorations

Imperial conferment of decorations

Taku Yamamoto (front), a former House of Representatives lawmaker, heads to a conferment ceremony to receive the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2025. The honoree, whose real surname is Takaichi, is the husband of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

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Imperial conferment of decorations

Imperial conferment of decorations

Taku Yamamoto (3rd from L), a former House of Representatives lawmaker, is conferred the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun from Japan's Emperor Naruhito during a ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2025. The honoree, whose real surname is Takaichi, is the husband of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (2nd from L). (Pool photo)

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Recipients of Japanese decorations

Recipients of Japanese decorations

Recipients of the Grand Cordon, including former House of Councillors President Hidehisa Otsuji (7th from L) and former Supreme Court chief justice Saburo Tokura (8th from L), pose for a commemorative photo following the conferment ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2025.

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Recipients of Japanese decorations

Recipients of Japanese decorations

Recipients of the Grand Cordon, including former House of Councillors President Hidehisa Otsuji (C) and former Supreme Court chief justice Saburo Tokura (C,R), pose for a commemorative photo following the conferment ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2025.

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Imperial conferment of decorations

Imperial conferment of decorations

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (L) speaks to Grand Cordon recipients during a conferment ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Imperial conferment of decorations

Imperial conferment of decorations

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (L) speaks to former House of Councillors President Hidehisa Otsuji during a Grand Cordon conferment ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Imperial conferment of decorations

Imperial conferment of decorations

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (L) confers the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers to former House of Councillors President Hidehisa Otsuji during a ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Imperial conferment of decorations

Imperial conferment of decorations

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (L) confers the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers to former Supreme Court chief justice Saburo Tokura during a ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Cheney Meets Alptemocin of Turkey

Cheney Meets Alptemocin of Turkey

United States Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney hosted an Honor Arrival Cordon at the River Entrance of the Pentagon in Washington, DC on February 22, 1991 for Foreign Minister Kurtcebe Alptemocin of Turkey. Here they meet in the Seretary's office for a brief photo session. Mandatory Photo by Helene C. Stikkel / Dod via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bangladesh Garment Factory Fire Kills at Least 16

Bangladesh Garment Factory Fire Kills at Least 16

People gather outside the police cordon at the scene of a fire in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on October 15, 2025. At least 16 people were killed after a devastating fire tore through a garment factory and a chemical warehouse in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka. Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan: Protesters Gather Near Israeli Embassy on Second Anniversary of Hamas Attacks

On October 7, gatherings were held in Tokyo and other locations across Japan on the second anniversary of Hamas’s attacks on Israel. In Tokyo, several hundred activists assembled near the Israeli embassy, denouncing what they described as large-scale killings by Israel. They attempted to approach the embassy, but were pushed back by police officers enforcing a cordon.

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US: ICE Stop Turns Deadly, Suspect Shot by Officer in Franklin Park, Illinois

On Friday, September 12, in Franklin Park, west of Chicago, an ICE officer was severely injured and a suspect, identified as Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez — an undocumented immigrant with a prior reckless driving charge — was killed after allegedly resisting arrest and dragging the officer with his car during a vehicle stop. The officer fired shots, and Villegas-Gonzalez later died at a hospital. The incident prompted a large law enforcement response and road closures, while immigrant rights groups and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker called for transparency and accountability, voicing concern and criticism over ICE operations in the area.

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Coming-of-age rites for Japan Prince Hisahito

Coming-of-age rites for Japan Prince Hisahito

Photo taken on Sept. 6, 2025, shows the Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum awarded to Japanese Prince Hisahito during coming-of-age rites in Tokyo. (Pool photo)

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Coming-of-age rites for Japan Prince Hisahito

Coming-of-age rites for Japan Prince Hisahito

Japanese Prince Hisahito, adorned with the Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum, is pictured in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo following a series of coming-of-age rites on Sept. 6, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Coming-of-age rites for Japan Prince Hisahito

Coming-of-age rites for Japan Prince Hisahito

Japanese Prince Hisahito, adorned with the Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum, is pictured in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo following a series of coming-of-age rites on Sept. 6, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Coming-of-age rites for Japan Prince Hisahito

Coming-of-age rites for Japan Prince Hisahito

Japanese Prince Hisahito, adorned with the Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum, is pictured in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo following a series of coming-of-age rites on Sept. 6, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Coming-of-age rites for Japan Prince Hisahito

Coming-of-age rites for Japan Prince Hisahito

Japanese Prince Hisahito, adorned with the Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum, leaves the Imperial Palace in Tokyo after going through a series of coming-of-age rites on Sept. 6, 2025.

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Coming-of-age rites for Japan Prince Hisahito

Coming-of-age rites for Japan Prince Hisahito

Japanese Prince Hisahito, adorned with the Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum, leaves the Imperial Palace in Tokyo after going through a series of coming-of-age rites on Sept. 6, 2025.

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Coming-of-age rites for Japan Prince Hisahito

Coming-of-age rites for Japan Prince Hisahito

Japanese Prince Hisahito, adorned with the Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum, leaves the Imperial Palace in Tokyo after going through a series of coming-of-age rites on Sept. 6, 2025.

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Coming-of-age rites for Japan Prince Hisahito

Coming-of-age rites for Japan Prince Hisahito

Japanese Prince Hisahito, adorned with the Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum, leaves the Imperial Palace in Tokyo after going through a series of coming-of-age rites on Sept. 6, 2025.

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Coming-of-age rites for Japan Prince Hisahito

Coming-of-age rites for Japan Prince Hisahito

Japanese Prince Hisahito, adorned with the Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum, leaves the Imperial Palace in Tokyo after going through a series of coming-of-age rites on Sept. 6, 2025.

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Coming-of-age rites for Japan Prince Hisahito

Coming-of-age rites for Japan Prince Hisahito

Japanese Prince Hisahito, adorned with the Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum, leaves the Imperial Palace in Tokyo after going through a series of coming-of-age rites on Sept. 6, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba meets ex-Singapore PM Lee in Tokyo

Japan PM Ishiba meets ex-Singapore PM Lee in Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (R) presents the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun to former Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong during a conferment ceremony following their meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2025. Lee, who is visiting Japan to attend the National Day event at the World Exposition in Osaka, was among the eight people honored with the decoration by Emperor Naruhito in April for their notable contributions to Japan.

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Several people stabbed in Tampere

Several people stabbed in Tampere

People go to check bloodstains at the crime scene as police removed a cordon outside the Ratina shopping centre in Tampere, Finland, on July 3, 2025. Several people have been stabbed near the shopping centre. Police have arrested one person in connection to the attack. LEHTIKUVA / SAARA PELTOLA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Saara Peltola/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Several people stabbed in Tampere

Several people stabbed in Tampere

A police officer removes a cordon outside the Ratina shopping centre in Tampere, Finland, on July 3, 2025. Several people have been stabbed near the shopping centre. Police have arrested one person in connection to the attack. LEHTIKUVA / SAARA PELTOLA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Saara Peltola/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Netherlands: Several Injured After Stabbing Incident in Hoofddorp

Several people, including a police officer, were injured in a stabbing that occurred in Hoofddorp, North Holland, on the morning of Wednesday, May 21. The video shows multiple emergency vehicles on Fanny Blankers-Koenlaan following the incident.

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Imperial conferment of decorations

Imperial conferment of decorations

TOKYO, Japan, May 14 Kyodo - Recipients of Japanese grand cordons pose for photos following a ceremony of conferment at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on May 9, 2025. Former Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (9th from L) and former speaker of the House of Representatives Tadamori Oshima (10th from L) received the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers, while International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach (2nd from L) was among the recipients of the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun. (Kyodo)

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Imperial conferment of decorations

Imperial conferment of decorations

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (L) confers the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers to former Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on May 9, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Imperial conferment of decorations

Imperial conferment of decorations

Former Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) heads to a ceremony to receive the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on May 9, 2025.

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Imperial conferment of decorations

Imperial conferment of decorations

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach (C) heads to a ceremony to receive the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on May 9, 2025.

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Indian Fighter Jet Crashes in Kashmir Amid Cross-Border Airstrike

Indian Fighter Jet Crashes in Kashmir Amid Cross-Border Airstrike

Indian security personnel cordon off the area following a plane crash in Pampore, near Pulwama, India, on May 7, 2025 after India launched airstrikes on Pakistan and Paksitan-administered Kashmir. Pakistan claims it shut down two Indian jets. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indian Fighter Jet Crashes in Kashmir Amid Cross-Border Airstrike

Indian Fighter Jet Crashes in Kashmir Amid Cross-Border Airstrike

Indian security personnel cordon off the area following a plane crash in Pampore, near Pulwama, India, on May 7, 2025 after India launched airstrikes on Pakistan and Paksitan-administered Kashmir. Pakistan claims it shut down two Indian jets. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indian Fighter Jet Crashes in Kashmir Amid Cross-Border Airstrike

Indian Fighter Jet Crashes in Kashmir Amid Cross-Border Airstrike

Indian security personnel cordon off the area following a plane crash in Pampore, near Pulwama, India, on May 7, 2025 after India launched airstrikes on Pakistan and Paksitan-administered Kashmir. Pakistan claims it shut down two Indian jets. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indian Fighter Jet Crashes in Kashmir Amid Cross-Border Airstrike

Indian Fighter Jet Crashes in Kashmir Amid Cross-Border Airstrike

Indian security personnel cordon off the area following a plane crash in Pampore, near Pulwama, India, on May 7, 2025 after India launched airstrikes on Pakistan and Paksitan-administered Kashmir. Pakistan claims it shut down two Indian jets. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indian Fighter Jet Crashes in Kashmir Amid Cross-Border Airstrike

Indian Fighter Jet Crashes in Kashmir Amid Cross-Border Airstrike

Indian security personnel cordon off the area following a plane crash in Pampore, near Pulwama, India, on May 7, 2025 after India launched airstrikes on Pakistan and Paksitan-administered Kashmir. Pakistan claims it shut down two Indian jets. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indian Fighter Jet Crashes in Kashmir Amid Cross-Border Airstrike

Indian Fighter Jet Crashes in Kashmir Amid Cross-Border Airstrike

Indian security personnel cordon off the area following a plane crash in Pampore, near Pulwama, India, on May 7, 2025 after India launched airstrikes on Pakistan and Paksitan-administered Kashmir. Pakistan claims it shut down two Indian jets. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Finland

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Finland

Police cordon the Senate Square next to the University of Helsinki main building (R) in Helsinki, Finland on Wednesday, 19th March, 2025. Visiting Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky had a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump today from the Helsinki University main building. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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South Korea Drills Accidental Bombing Civilian Area - Pocheon

South Korea Drills Accidental Bombing Civilian Area - Pocheon

Security personnel cordon off a civilian area where a fighter jet dropped bombs by accident during live-fire drills in Pocheon, South Korea, on March 6, 2025. Seven people were injured Thursday after a fighter jet dropped bombs on South Korea's civilian area by accident during live-fire drills, the South Korean air force said. The KF-16 fighter jet abnormally dropped eight MK-82 bombs outside a live-fire range in the inter-Korean border town of Pocheon, some 40 km north of the capital Seoul, at about 10:00 a.m. local time. Photo by Yao Qilin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pensioners Demonstrate Buenos Aires

Pensioners Demonstrate Buenos Aires

Argentina, Buenos Aires, February 19, 2025: hundreds of pensioners, joined by students and workers, demonstrated outside Congress to protest against the austerity policies of Javier Milei's government. Clashes broke out between the demonstrators and the PFA (PolicÌa Federal Argentina) police force, resulting in a number of injuries. Here, a cordon of PNA police officers, a security force under the authority of the Ministry of the Interior, is in action. Photo by Duffour P/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pensioners Demonstrate Buenos Aires

Pensioners Demonstrate Buenos Aires

Argentina, Buenos Aires, February 19, 2025: hundreds of pensioners, joined by students and workers, demonstrated outside Congress to protest against the austerity policies of Javier Milei's government. Clashes broke out between the demonstrators and the PFA (PolicÌa Federal Argentina) police force, resulting in a number of injuries. Here, a cordon of PNA police officers, a security force under the authority of the Ministry of the Interior, is in action. Photo by Duffour P/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pensioners Demonstrate Buenos Aires

Pensioners Demonstrate Buenos Aires

Argentina, Buenos Aires, February 19, 2025: hundreds of pensioners, joined by students and workers, demonstrated outside Congress to protest against the austerity policies of Javier Milei's government. Clashes broke out between the demonstrators and the PFA (PolicÌa Federal Argentina) police force, resulting in a few injuries. A man with a shopping cart and an Argentine flag sells drinks in front of the police cordon. Photo by Duffour P/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pensioners Demonstrate Buenos Aires

Pensioners Demonstrate Buenos Aires

Argentina, Buenos Aires, February 19, 2025: hundreds of pensioners, joined by students and workers, demonstrated outside Congress to protest against the austerity policies of Javier Milei's government. Clashes pitted the demonstrators against the PFA, PolicÌa Federal Argentina, police force, resulting in a few injuries, here a man with an Argentine flag faces ‡ a cordon of police from the PNA, a security force under the Ministry of the Interior. Photo by Duffour P/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participate in an honor cordon ceremony prior to a meeting at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, USA, 05 February 2025. Secretary Hegseth said the US is prepared to look at all options when it came to Gaza, following President Donald Trump’s remarks that he would like the US to take control of and redevelop the Gaza Strip.

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US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participate in an honor cordon ceremony prior to a meeting at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, USA, 05 February 2025. Secretary Hegseth said the US is prepared to look at all options when it came to Gaza, following President Donald Trump’s remarks that he would like the US to take control of and redevelop the Gaza Strip.

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US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participate in an honor cordon ceremony prior to a meeting at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, USA, 05 February 2025. Secretary Hegseth said the US is prepared to look at all options when it came to Gaza, following President Donald Trump’s remarks that he would like the US to take control of and redevelop the Gaza Strip.

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US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participate in an honor cordon ceremony prior to a meeting at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, USA, 05 February 2025. Secretary Hegseth said the US is prepared to look at all options when it came to Gaza, following President Donald Trump’s remarks that he would like the US to take control of and redevelop the Gaza Strip.

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US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participate in an honor cordon ceremony prior to a meeting at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, USA, 05 February 2025. Secretary Hegseth said the US is prepared to look at all options when it came to Gaza, following President Donald Trump’s remarks that he would like the US to take control of and redevelop the Gaza Strip.

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US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participate in an honor cordon ceremony prior to a meeting at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, USA, 05 February 2025. Secretary Hegseth said the US is prepared to look at all options when it came to Gaza, following President Donald Trump’s remarks that he would like the US to take control of and redevelop the Gaza Strip.

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