Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Israel late Saturday night and on his first trip to the Middle East in his new role.
Statement from the Department of State Publishing I said Rubio said, “I will travel to Israel, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates from February 15-18. Secretary Rubio's involvement with senior officials promotes regional cooperation, stability and benefits for peace advancement. The trip focuses on freeing Americans and all other hostages from Hamas prisoners, entering Phase II of the Gaza Cerez-Fire Agreement, and countering the destabilizing activities of the Iranian regime and its proxy. Masu.”
Rubio was a solid defender of Israel in the Senate. He canceled plans to South Africa later this month due to foreign ministers' G20 summit due to South Africa's diplomatic attacks, including a lawsuit against Israel in the International Court of Justice.
Rubio arrived hours after Hamas released the three hostages as planned.
He is also expected to move forward with discussions on expanding the Abraham Agreement and discuss President Donald Trump's proposals on Gaza. Muslim country.
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