Israel and the United States are determined to thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions and its influence in the Middle East, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday after meeting U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

US Secretary of State made no mention of Palestinians in a press conference with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a joint press conference with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, February 16, 2025. Ohad Zwigenberg/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday Israel would make Hamas pay for failing to release the body of hostage Shiri Bibas as agreed.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the Gaza Strip, Syria, Lebanon and the Red Sea, the site of attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels.

The secretary of state's comments in Jerusalem will likely face pushback from Arab leaders over Trump's plan to forcibly expel Palestinians from Gaza.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a joint press conference with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, February 16, 2025. Ohad Zwigenberg/Pool via REUTERS JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Palestinians should be given the choice to leave Gaza.

President Trump has said he wants to empty the war-wrecked Gaza Strip of its Palestinian residents and create a “Riviera of the Middle East.” But few believe that is compatible with his aim of regional peace anchored by ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday fully endorsed Israel's war aims in the Gaza Strip, saying Hamas “must be eradicated” and throwing the shaky ceasefire into further doubt. Rubio met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the start of a regional tour,

Benjamin Netanyahu said he was cooperating with the US on a "common strategy" for Gaza after a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Jerusalem on Sunday. He said he and Rubio had discussed ways to implement Trump's vision,

The de facto leader of Saudi Arabia, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, met Monday with three senior members of the Trump administration, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who were visiting the kingdom to discuss the future of both the Gaza Strip and Ukraine.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was in Saudi Arabia on Monday to discuss the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and the fate of the Gaza Strip if the war is ended. The new top U.S. diplomat met with both Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu deliver joint remarks on Iranian aggression and the state of the Middle East live from Jerusalem.