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Netanyahu says meeting with Rubio was ‘substantive and important’
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) clasps hands with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L), during the premier's trip to Washington, DC on July 8, 2025. (Avi Ohayon/GPO)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was “substantive and important,” without delving far into the subject matter of the meeting.
“We had a substantive and important conversation about strengthening the alliance between Israel and the United States,” Netanyahu writes on X, “and about the challenges we share in the regional and international arena.”
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