United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have held further talks as regional leaders gathered in Doha to denounce the unprecedented attack on Qatar last week, for which the Israeli leader took “full responsibility” as well as the punishing war on Gaza .

The two officials had a three-hour meeting at Netanyahu’s West Jerusalem office on Monday, after which they held a joint news conference in which the PM said Israel and the US will continue to act together to protect the two countries. “Rubio’s visit is a clear message that America stands with Israel in the face of terror,” Netanyahu said.

Rubio leaned heavily into the Israeli narrative on the war, saying, “Hamas needs to cease to exist as an armed element that can threaten peace and

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