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Afif Abu Much

Afif Abu Much

Oct 14, 2020

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Health Minister Yaakov Litzman give a joint press conference regarding preparations and new regulations for the coronavirus, at the Health Ministry in Jerusalem on March 4, 2020. (Photo by GALI TIBBON / AFP) (Photo by GALI TIBBON/AFP via Getty Images) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Health Minister Yaakov Litzman give a joint press conference on preparations and new regulations for the coronavirus, at the Health Ministry in Jerusalem, March 4, 2020. — GALI TIBBON/AFP via Getty Images

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