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Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Meet in Jerusalem

(U.S. State Department) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told visiting U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday: "We stand in a time of immense challenges, the aggression of Iran and its terrorist proxies, those who chant, 'Death to America, death to Israel.' And they are not chanting it by accident because they see Israel as the front line of American civilization here in the Middle East....[But] they're a lot less dangerous because they were met with our common resolve." Secretary of State Rubio said: "The President's been clear on the ongoing issues in Gaza, and that is that every single hostage, both living and deceased, needs to be home immediately. Hamas can no longer continue to exist as an armed element that threatens the peace and security not just of Israel but of the world, and that the people of Gaza deserve a better future, one that cannot begin until Hamas is eliminated." "We have to remember who we're dealing with here, and that is a group of people that have dedicated their lives to violence and barbarism. And when you're confronting that hard reality, as much as we may wish that there be a sort of a peaceful, diplomatic way to end it, and we'll continue to explore and be dedicated to it, we also have to be prepared for the possibility that that's not going to happen."
2025-09-16 00:00:00
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