Netanyahu and Rubio stick to established Israeli-US narrative on Gaza war
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Netanyahu reiterates Israel takes “full responsibility” for Qatar attack; Rubio says Hamas must ‘cease to exist’.
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have held further talks as regional leaders gathered in Doha to denounce the unprecedented Israeli attack on Qatar last week, which Netanyahu reiterated Israel takes “full responsibility” for, and the punishing war on Gaza.
The two officials had a three-hour meeting at Netanyahu’s west Jerusalem office on Monday, after which they held a joint news conference in which Netanyahu said Israel and the US will continue to act together to protect the two countries. “Rubio’s visit is a clear message that America stands with Israel in face of terror,” Netanyahu said
Rubio leaned heavily into the Israeli narrative on the war, saying, ” Hamas needs to cease to exist as an armed element that can threaten peace and security in the region. ”
The show of unity on Monday comes a day after Rubio and Netanyahu visited the Western Wall along with US envoy Mike Huckabee and praised strong bilateral relations.
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