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FILE - People gather around the official countdown clock showing remaining time until the kick-off of the World Cup 2022, in Doha, Qatar, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. Qatar will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup but soccer isn't the only sport played in the Gulf Arab country. From traditional pursuits to worldwide competitions, Qatar increasingly has marketed itself as a host for sports of all sorts. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, File)
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Israeli left-wing protesters chant slogans and hold flags during a demonstration for the forming of a new government in the central Israeli city of Ramat Gan, Wednesday, June 2, 2021. Hebrew sign reads: "We are the hope". (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
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Hamas police officers guard a truck containing a shipment of Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccines at the Kerem Shalom border crossing, in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. The Palestinian Authority said Wednesday that it dispatched the first shipment of coronavirus vaccines to the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, two days after accusing Israel of preventing it from sending the doses amid objections from some Israeli lawmakers. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
After delay, Israel allows vaccines into Hamas-run Gaza

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FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2020 file photo, a Palestinian paramedic wearing a full protective suit, takes a nasal swab to test for COVID-19 from a man, at a mosque in Gaza City. The Palestinian Authority said Monday, Feb. 15, 2021 that Israel was preventing it from sending coronavirus vaccines to the Gaza Strip that were intended for front-line medical workers in the territory controlled by the Islamic militant group Hamas. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)
Palestinians say Israel blocks shipment of vaccines to Gaza

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a ceremony to mark the opening of the school year, at the Netaim School in the West Bank settlement of Mevo Horon, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. (Marc Israel Sellem/Pool via AP)
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