JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and the US showed a united front on Monday in the face of growing international outrage over Israeli airstrikes against Qatar and its Hamas leaders. Bombing enhancement of Gaza city.
As Arab and Muslim leaders met in Doha To condemn Israel’s attacks in Qatar last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are standing on Jerusalem’s shoulders, disregarding the engagement, which has been stripped of Trump’s Abac in at least a short time.
The State Department said Rubio will travel to Qatar on Tuesday to travel to Qatar. The administration appears to be keen to ease tensions between the two close allies, saying President Donald Trump will take the flight to visit Britain.
Trump revealed Israel’s complaints, but there were no signs of our frustration or nuisance over Israel’s latest moves Qatar’s one-sided strike against Hamasthis is a close US partner.
And both Netanyahu and Rubio agreed that the only way to end the Gaza conflict is through the elimination of Hamas and the release of all hostages, to put aside the call for a temporary ceasefire in support of the immediate termination of the conflict.
Rubio was in Israel We are looking for answers from Netanyahu about how Israel will proceed in Gaza and how Qatar intends to appreciate its interest in maintaining its mediating role. After the lecture, the two stated that the only way to peace was the complete destruction of Hamas and the return of all 48 hostages, of which around 20 are believed to be alive.
As long as Hamas is there, “there are no peace in this area because they are not agents of peace. They are agents of the wild bar,” Rubio said.
“Your presence in Israel today is a clear message that America is standing with Israel. You are standing with us in the face of fear,” Netanyahu said.
Fallout from Doha Attack
Israel continues its attack on Gaza city and aims to take over it, ordering the evacuation of another skyscraper, one of the tallest in the city. Recently, Israeli forces have slammed several skyscrapers and accused Hamas of putting in surveillance devices.
The airstrikes killed at least 12 people, including children, health officials at Shifa Hospital, where the bodies were brought in, said.
Rubio’s visit went on despite Trump’s anger towards Netanyahu Israeli strike in Doha He said he had not been notified to the United States in advance. The Doha attack, which killed at least five lower Hamas members and Qatari security forces, appears to have ended an attempt to secure Israeli Hamas ceasefire and hostage release.
When asked by a reporter about how the US handles Israeli attacks in Doha, Rubio did not respond directly. The US said it will focus on what will happen next and will continue to encourage Qatar to play a role in consultations.
Rubio downplayed concerns about Israel’s latest operation in Gaza city and repeated several times that Trump decided to see the conflict end and the destruction of Hamas was necessary.
And Netanyahu did not show that Israel would retreat from strikes on skyscrapers and other buildings in Gaza, where Hamas fighters say they were hiding.
The US and Israel reject the demands of the Palestinian state
One reason Rubio’s visit to Jerusalem was to show support for Israel as he was expected to face international condemnation for upcoming wars. UN General Assembly Session. Many European countries and Canada say they intend to acknowledge the Palestinian state for their enthusiastic US and Israeli challenges.
Some Israeli politicians have suggested that Israel may respond to such a move. Annexation of the West Bank. Rubio said that national perceptions were in fact counterproductive in creating a state through negotiation, and such declarations suggested that they were selfish.
“The only real impact they have is making Hamas more encouraging,” he said. “It actually serves as a barrier to peace.”
Netanyahu, who has a strong opposition to the Palestinian state, was embarrassed when asked what Israeli response would be. “The future step is a future step and we don’t need to reveal it in advance. But if unilateral actions are taken against us, it is clear that it simply invites unilateral actions on our part,” he said.
Israel is attacking in Gaza city
Hospital staff said one of the overnight strikes struck a tent that lives a family in West Gaza city, killing seven people. Another strike hit two neighboring homes.
“It was another night of terror. …The situation is tragic and worsening every day,” said Mohammed Saber, a resident of Gaza City.
Israel has urged the Palestinians of Gaza to head south. However, there is little space for people to evacuate Muwashi. Mwasi is a vast, crowded tent camp that Israel has designated as a humanitarian zone and has regularly carried out strikes about what it says is a radical target.
On Monday, the images showed the steady flow of Palestinians driving along narrow sea roads that Israel designated a safe corridor.
The war in Gaza began when Hamas-led militants attacked southern Israel on October 7, 2023, killing about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and acquiring 251 people. Most of the hostages were later released in ceasefires, which have been partially mediated by Qatar and other deals.
Israeli retaliatory attacks have killed at least 64,871 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Ministry of Health. The ministry, part of Hamas-run government and with medical professionals located, says women and children account for about half of the deaths.
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Magiddy reported from Cairo. Julia Frankel, Associated Press Writer in Jerusalem, contributed to this report.
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