As he left the U.S. State Department in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday afternoon, Gideon Sa’ar, the Israeli foreign minister, told reporters that his meeting with Marco Rubio, the U.S. secretary of state was “very good.”

JNS asked the Israeli minister what his plan was to deal with a Palestinian state. “There won’t be one,” Sa’ar told JNS.

Rubio and Sa’ar met “to reaffirm the United States’ unwavering commitment to Israel’s security,” per a U.S. readout of the meeting.

The officials discussed “key issues in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria” and “the importance of countering Iran’s malign influence,” Tommy Pigott, principal State Department deputy spokesperson, stated.

Rubio and Sa’ar “agreed that continued close cooperation between their countries is vital to the security and prosperity of the

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