Israel's President Isaac Herzog has told US lawmakers that "America is irreplaceable" to his country, praising what he calls the two nations' shared "values."
During an address to Congress, he said he recognised Israel's imperfections, but insisted it has "democracy in its DNA."
Our correspondent Benji Hyer in Washington DC was following.
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