US EditionRubio in Israel in wake of Qatar attack as Israeli strikes intensify in northern Gaza
Marco Rubio met Israeli leaders to discuss Gaza's future and hostage recovery amid escalating conflict and diplomatic fallout from an Israeli strike in Qatar that disrupted ceasefire talks.
- U.S. officials stated that the Israeli airstrike on Doha aimed at Hamas leaders was a unilateral escalation, which did not serve American or Israeli interests.
- The airstrike drew widespread condemnation from Arab states and jeopardized ceasefire talks facilitated by Qatar.
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Gaza City bombing intensifies as Rubio arrives
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visit the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, on Sunday. Photo: Reuters Israeli forces destroyed at least 30 residential buildings in Gaza City forcing thousands of people from their homes, Palestinian officials say, as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived on Sunday to discuss the future of the conflict.
A few days after the Israeli airstrikes on Hamas representatives in Qatar, U.S. Secretary of State Rubio was received in Jerusalem by Prime Minister Netanyahu. Both of them prayed together at the Wailing Wall in the Old Town. Tomorrow they are scheduled to exchange views on political issues.
Rubio heads to Israel as tensions simmer with Qatar
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Jerusalem Sunday for a visit aimed at lowering tensions between Israel and Qatar. Israel’s airstrike last week targeting Hamas officials living in Doha on Tuesday united Gulf states in condemnation; the US and its allies had previously assumed Qatar, which has played a mediator role in negotiations between Israel and Hamas, would be off-limits in the war. Doha has pledged a “collective” response, and …
Israel Intensifies Gaza City Bombing as Rubio Arrives
Displaced Palestinians, fleeing northern Gaza due to an Israeli military operation, move southward after Israeli forces ordered residents of Gaza City to evacuate to the south, in the central Gaza Strip September 14, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa Israeli forces destroyed at least 30 residential buildings in Gaza City and forced thousands of people from their homes, Palestinian officials said, as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived on S…
Netanyahu lauds US-Israel ties as Rubio visits after Doha strike
By Eric Martin, Bloomberg News Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greeted Secretary of State Marco Rubio by touting the strength of relations with the U.S., days after his military’s strike against Hamas officials in Qatar drew a rebuke from President Donald Trump. “This visit here is a testament to the durability and extent of the Israeli-American alliance,” Netanyahu said in Jerusalem, speaking alongside Rubio minutes after the top U.S.…
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