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Yemeni security personnel keep vigil as supporters of Iran-backed Houthis, gather in Sanaa on April 2, 2026, during a protest against the Israeli parliament's approval of a new death penalty bill for Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks. The bill would make the death penalty the default punishment for Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank found guilty of intentionally carrying out deadly attacks deemed "acts of terrorism" by an Israeli military court. (Photo by Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP)

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