Rubio to visit Middle East after Trump proposal for US to take over Gaza
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia from February 13-18, following the Munich Security Conference.
- President Donald Trump proposed relocating Gaza's population, a plan rejected by Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the Arab League.
- Rubio's trip aims to ease backlash against Trump's controversial proposal and reassure Arab allies about US intentions.
- Congressional Democrats criticized Trump's plan as illegal and unconstitutional, while experts likened it to ethnic cleansing.
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After Trump's advisors recently relativized his statements, the US president reaffirmed his plan to take over the Gaza Strip, and his ideas were also discussed in the TV duel.


US President Donald Trump is determined that the United States will own the Gaza Strip. He said so on Sunday evening Danish time. But it is possible that parts of Gaza will be handed over to other countries in the Middle East...
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Rubio to visit Israel, Arab states in mid-February: State Dept
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will pay his first visit to the Middle East this month, a senior State Department official said Thursday, in the wake of President Donald Trump's remarks on relocating Gaza's population. Rubio will attend the Munich Security Conference and then visit Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia from February 13-18, the official said. Trump stunned much of the world on Tuesday when - after meeting wit…


Rubio to visit Middle East for second trip as secretary of state after Trump suggests US takeover of Gaza
close Video Secretary of State Marco Rubio sits down with Fox News for wide-ranging interview Secretary of State Marco Rubio sat down with Fox News Senior National Correspondent Rich Edson for an interview covering the Panama Canal, the USAID, tariffs, immigration and more. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to the Middle East for a few days beginning next week for his second trip at the head of the State Department. Rubio will visit …
Rubio heads to Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Israel on first Mideast visit
On his second trip abroad as Trump's secretary of state, Marco Rubio is expected to be in full damage-control mode after the president suggested the United States would "take ownership" of Gaza following his recommendation to evacuate its population.
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