Netanyahu praises Trump’s “brave” plan for meetings with Rubio

Israel’s Prime Minister said he was working to make the plan of US President Donald Trump’s President Donald Trump to remove and reset the Gaza Population “Reality”.

Benjamin Netanyahu said he collaborated with the United States on a “General Strategy” for Gaza after meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Jerusalem on Sunday.

He said he and Rubio discussed ways to apply Trump’s vision, which will also see that the US is taking control of gasS

Rubio said the plan may be “shocked and surprised” people, but Trump’s courage is needed to offer an alternative to the “tired ideas” of the past.

Rubio visits Israel on his first tour in the Middle East as the best diplomat in the United States. He must also meet with Russian officials in Saudi Arabia in the coming days for potential peace talks on the war in Ukraine – a meeting to which neither Ukraine nor other European countries are invited.

Speaking at a joint press conference on Sunday, Rubio and Netanyahu outlined areas of an agreement, including a desire to eradicate Hamas’s ruling capacity, prevented Iran from winning nuclear weapons and monitoring development in Syria after Assad.

Netanyahu also condemned what he called the Law by the International Criminal Court (ICC), which he said “outrageously missed” Israel.

He thanked the US administration for the Issuing sanctions against ICCwhich last year issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu and his former Minister of Defense over the alleged war crimes in Gaza – which Israel denies – as well as a senior Hamas commander.

The US and Israel had a common position on Gaza, Netanyahu said, as he warned that the “gates of hell” would be open if all Israeli hostages were not released.

“Hamas cannot continue as a military or government force,” Rubio added. “And as long as it stands as a force that can manage or administer or force that can threaten by the use of violence, peace becomes impossible.”

Rubio’s visit comes after delivery of American heavy bombs arrived in Israel overnight.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said his country had received bombs from MK-84 from the United States late on Saturday after Trump canceled a block for exporting the ammunition placed by his predecessor, Joe Biden.

Initially, Biden sent thousands of MK-84 to Israel after the attack of Hamas on October 7, 2023, but later declined to clear the export bombs from concern for their impact on gas. Powerful 2000 kilograms bombs have a wide radius of blast and can be torn through concrete and metal, destroying entire buildings.

Katz said the shipment is a “significant advantage” for Israeli defense forces (IDF) and served as evidence of the “strong union between Israel and the United States.”

In the meantime, Hamas said an Israeli air strike had killed three police officers near Rafa in South Gaza on Sunday, which he called a “serious violation” of the termination of fire.

The cessation of fire came into force on January 19 and requires Complete pause in the fight for the first 42-day phase.

Israel said he had hit “several armed individuals” in South Gaza.

The fears were tall this week that the Fire Termination Agreement could collapse after a planned hostage release dispute, which was almost aborted, but Eventually moved on on SaturdayS

The Netanyahu service confirmed on Sunday that the Israeli Negotiations will travel to Cairo on Monday to discuss the second phase of fire termination.