U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the start of a regional tour.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is kicking of a Mideast tour in Israel on Sunday as Arab leaders reel from President Donald Trump's proposal to transfer the Palestinian population of the Gaza Strip to other countries and redevelop it under U.

Rubio’s meeting with the Israeli premier is part of his first tour to the Middle East. During his visit to the region, Rubio is expected to push US President Donald Trump’s widely controversial propos

By Edward Wong and Isabel Kershner Edward Wong reported from Washington, and Isabel Kershner from Jerusalem. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in Jerusalem on Sunday, where they discussed President Trump ...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands during a news conference in Jerusalem, Israel, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025

Thanking Rubio for "unequivocal backing" for Israel's policy in Gaza, Netanyahu said Israel and the United States under President Donald Trump shared a common strategy in the Palestinian enclave, where a fragile ceasefire is in effect between Israel and Hamas militants after 15 months of war.

A U.S. official says Rubio is leading a delegation to Saudi Arabia for direct talks with Russian officials in the coming days to seek an end to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas must not remain the ruling force in the Gaza Strip at a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday.

“Marco Rubio not only exemplifies the American dream ... during a news conference at the prime minister’s office in West Jerusalem on February 16 [Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP] While ...

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that his government is working closely with the US to turn US President Donald Trump’s ‘Gaza vision into reality’. The remarks from the Israeli PM came

Marco Rubio’s visit to Riyadh, his first as secretary of state, came amid uncertainty about the future of Gaza and Ukraine and criticism of unilateral U.S. moves over the wars in both places.