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US Secretary of State Rubio to visit Israel later this month; early contacts reported on possible Netanyahu-Trump meeting in US
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem on February 16, 2025. (Evelyn Hockstein/ POOL/ AFP)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Israel in two weeks, an Israeli official tells The Times of Israel.
The official says that Rubio is coming for a private event in Jerusalem. According to Channel 12, the event will take place in the City of David outside the Old City.
It is not clear whether Rubio will meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but it is hard to imagine a senior US official coming to Jerusalem and not meeting with Israel’s leadership.
Meanwhile, Channel 12 reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could meet US President Donald Trump during his UN trip at the end of the month. Efforts have begun to explore that possibility, the report says.
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