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U.S. President Joe Biden (R) bumps fists with Israel's President Isaac Herzog as caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid looks on, at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport in Lod near Tel Aviv, on July 13, 2022. Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images
President Joe Biden will likely not shake hands during his Middle East trip, the White House indicated shortly before Air Force One arrived in Israel.
There are concerns about an increase in COVID-19 cases and other metrics, triggering the shift in normal protocol, national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters.
