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Sunday, September 14, 2025
In first stop of Israel visit, Rubio visits Western Wall with Netanyahu and Huckabee
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNava Freiberg is The Times of Israel's deputy diplomatic correspondent.
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, on the top US envoy’s first official stop during his trip to Israel.
The three men insert notes, as is traditional, into the cracks of the wall.
They then appear to join a prayer led by Mordechai Suli Eliav, the CEO of the Western Wall Heritage Foundation.
Female reporters are unable to fully cover the visit due to gender segregation at the holy site.
On the side of the Western Wall designated for female worshipers, the wives of the three officials pray and sign the guestbook of official visitors to the Jewish holy site.
The group continues with Eliav for a tour of the Western Wall tunnels, which are located underneath the Old City’s Muslim Quarter.
ביקור רוביו בישראל: ראש הממשלה נתניהו ושר החוץ האמריקני הגיעו לכותל המערבי בירושלים @HGoldich pic.twitter.com/0b5grTWoj3
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