In pictures: US President Joe Biden on a solidarity visit to Israel

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Tel Aviv: US President Joe Biden landed in Israel Wednesday on a solidarity visit following Hamas attacks, under the shadow of a deadly blast at a Gaza hospital that has inflamed regional tensions. Image Credit: AP

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu personally welcomed Biden on the tarmac, putting his arms around the US president who then clasped his hands around Netanyahu in a sign of the newfound bond between the two leaders. Image Credit: Reuters

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Under unusually tight security even for the US president, Biden and Netanyahu chatted briefly on the tarmac at Ben Gurion Airport surrounded by their guards before their motorcades set off for a Tel Aviv hotel where they will hold talks. Image Credit: AFP

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Hundreds of armed police and troops were stationed around the seafront Tel Aviv hotel where Netanyahu and Biden will meet, with armed snipers on the roofs of nearby villas. Image Credit: Reuters

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Tel Aviv is just 65 kilometres (40 miles) from the Gaza Strip, the Hamas-ruled territory which Israel has been pounding since a devastating October 7 attack by Hamas militants. Image Credit: AFP

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U.S. President Joe Biden looks on as he is welcomed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit to Israel amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 18, 2023. Image Credit: Reuters

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U.S. President Joe Biden attends a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as he visits Israel amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 18, 2023. Image Credit: Reuters

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U.S. President Joe Biden attends a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (not pictured), as he visits Israel amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 18, 2023. Image Credit: Reuters

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden (not pictured), as Biden visits Israel amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 18, 2023. Image Credit: Reuters

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US President Joe Biden meets with victims' relatives and first responders who were directly affected by the Hamas attacks, in Tel Aviv. Image Credit: AP

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US President Joe Biden interacts with Eli Beer, during a meeting with Israeli first responders, family members and other citizens directly impacted by the October 7th attack on Israel by Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel. Image Credit: Reuters

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