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January 20, 2023

U.S. Reaffirms "Bone Deep" Commitment to Israel After Two Palestinians Shot Dead in Jenin Raid
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On Thursday, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan met with
Netanyahu in Jerusalem, where Sullivan reiterated Biden's "bone deep"
commitment to Israel. Sullivan also met with Palestinian President
Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, who called on the U.S. to put pressure on the
new government to halt the killing of Palestinians and its plans to
expand illegal settlements.

The meeting came as Israeli forces killed two more Palestinians during a
raid in Jenin Thursday. The victims were identified as 26-year-old Adham
Jabarin and 57-year-old Jawad Farid Bawaqta, a high school teacher and
father of six, who was delivering first aid to Jabarin when he was shot
dead by a sniper. At least 17 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli
forces this year, including four children.


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