The rules will make it easier for Israeli settlers to buy land in the occupied West Bank and give Israeli officials more powers to enforce its laws on Palestinians in the area.

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Thousands have gathered across Australia to protest against the arrival of Israeli President Isaac Herzog, who is on a multicity trip aimed at expressing solidarity with the Jewish community in the country following a deadly mass shooting last year.

The visit has attracted the ire of some people in Australia, who accuse Herzog of being complicit in civilian deaths in Gaza.