Netanyahu meets US Secretary of State Rubio in Jerusalem amid Gaza ceasefire

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in JerusalemIn a post on X the Israeli Prime Ministers Office said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is now meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at his office in JerusalemPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is now meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio SecRubio at his office in Jerusalem pictwittercomLWHiqWDzbqmdash Prime Minister of Israel IsraeliPM October 23 2025Earlier in the day Rubio said in a post on X Arrived in Israel to reaffirm Americas unwavering commitment to Israels security and engage with partners to implement President Trumps historic peace plan and build on the momentum towards durable peace and integration in the Middle EastMeanwhile as per The Times of Israel a US official said that US President Donald Trump will fk Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if the Israeli leader jeopardizes the Gaza ceasefire dealArrived in Israel to reaffirm Americarsquos unwavering commitment to Israels security and engage with partners to implement President Trumps historic peace plan and build on the momentum towards durable peace and integration in the Middle East pictwittercomkwspzUCaFPmdash Secretary Marco Rubio SecRubio October 23 2025US official told The Times of Israel Netanyahu is walking a fine line with President Trump If he keeps going hell fk up the Gaza deal And if he fks up the deal Donald Trump will fk himThe remark reflects growing frustration in Washington with recent political moves in Israel particularly the Knessets vote yesterday to advance two bills to annex parts of the West Bank which reportedly stunned US officialsThe source told Ravid that US Vice President JD Vance who was visiting Israel at the time was shocked by the decision and believes that Israel is acting in an unsupervised manner Netanyahu updated Vance about the Knesset vote during the vice presidents visit assuring him that it was merely a preliminary vote and would go nowhere the public broadcaster Kan reportedVance responded This cannot happen while I am visiting hereNetanyahu had been warned by American officials that the vote could provoke a backlash and destabilize ongoing negotiations over the ceasefireMeanwhile Hamas terrorists responsible for the abduction of former hostages Noa Argamani Avinatan Or and Eitan Mor from the Nova music festival and others who participated in the October 7 2023 onslaught were killed in recent strikes in the Gaza Strip the IDF and Shin Bet announce as per The Times of IsraelThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever