Joe Biden has arrived in Israel on the first leg of his first visit to the Middle East as US president.
He was greeted in Tel Aviv by Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid.
Biden will also meet with Palestinian leaders in the occupied West Bank.
He has been a steadfast supporter of Israel for decades.
And is expected to face questions about the killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.
Al Jazeera's Kimberly Halkett reports from Doha.

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