The Israeli prime minister, who met with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, also vowed to "finish the job" against Iran with United States support.

He discussed the plan with visiting U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who endorsed Israel's war aims in Gaza, saying Hamas “must be eradicated."

The comment followed years of praise from Rubio for the billions of dollars in lifesaving aid that USAID distributed overseas to boost America’s image and counter the influence

Marco Rubio, national security adviser Michael Waltz, and special envoy Steve Witkoff will meet with Russian officials who have not yet been named.

Netanyahu discussed the plan with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who kicked off a Middle East visit by endorsing Israel's war aims in Gaza, saying Hamas “must be eradicated.” That created further doubt around the shaky ceasefire as talks on its second phase are yet to begin.

President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the Oval Office on Tuesday. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) For anyone who has followed the harsh rhetoric from President Donald Trump and his supporters about Nicolás Maduro’s repressive regime,

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that the United States voted against a UN resolution condemning Russia for its war of aggression against Ukraine because it was "antagonistic" and contradicted efforts to negotiate an end to the war.

This was stated by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Breitbart News reported. He noted that at the General Assembly meeting, the US voted against the UN resolution that condemned Russia for the war in Ukraine because it was ‘antagonistic’ and contradicted efforts to bring both sides to the negotiating table and stop the war.

The call with the Foreign Minister came after a “ very upset ” Rubio accused Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy of reneging on an agreement to give the United States mineral rights in the country as a condition of brokering peace, in order to defray costs incurred supporting Kyiv against the Russian invasion that started three years ago.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday urged UN members to approve a new US-proposed resolution on the Ukraine war that according to diplomats omits any mention of Kyiv's territory occupied by Russia.

In his first European trip, new Secretary of State Marco Rubio will make clear that the new era of American diplomacy is one of strength, not retreat.