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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Steve Holland and Ali Sawafta

Biden brings Palestinians aid but no new peace plan

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and U.S. President Joe Biden shake hands after a statement, in Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank July 15, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman

U.S. President Joe Biden promised on Friday not to give up efforts to end the decades-long Israeli Palestinian conflict, though he offered no new proposals to restart the stalled political dialogue between the two sides.

As he wrapped up the first leg of a Middle Eastern trip before departing for Saudi Arabia, Biden visited a hospital in East Jerusalem and pledged a multi-year $100 million package of financial and technical help.

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