“Israel and the United States are working in full cooperation for Gaza”, The Israeli Prime Minister said today, Benjamin Netanyahu After meeting with the US Secretary of State, Mark Rubio.

Initially thanking Rubio for the “undisputed support” in Israel’s policy in Gaza, Netanyahu said that Israel and the United States under President Donald Trump are sharing a common strategy for the Palestinian enclave.

“I want to assure everyone who is listening to us now, that President Trump and I work with Full cooperation and coordination between us‘, he said.

Netanyahu characterized Trump as the ‘Best friend ever had in Israel’ And he stressed that his country is determined to achieve its goals in Gaza.

Hamas must be ‘eliminated’ – ‘the gates of hell will open’

The Hamas Palestinian Islamist Movement must be “eliminated”, The head of US diplomat Marco Rubio said after his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, the first stop of his first Middle East tour.

“Hamas cannot continue to be a military or government force (…) should be eliminated”, dM. Rubio, repeating the US’s position on the organization, characterized by the US, the European Union and Israel.

At the same time he pointed out that US President Donald Trump He estimates that the “same worn out ideas” cannot be repeated in Gaza. “The president was also very courageous in his vision of what the future of Gaza should be, no longer the same worn out ideas of the past, but something courageous and which, sincerely, requires courage and acuteness (…) – cannot The same cycle continues, “Rubio said, referring to Trump’s proposal for the US to take control of the Gaza Strip and to displace 2.4 million in its inhabitants.

For his part, the Israeli prime minister threatened that the “gates of hell” would open in Gaza if not all hostages were released.

“We have a common strategy (with the United States), of which we cannot disclose all the details publicly, including how the gates of hell will open, as will certainly be done if not all our hostages are released , no exception ‘, Benjamin Netanyahu said, repeating an expression used by US President Donald Trump for the Gaza Strip.

The US Secretary of State also said that the US and Israel are expecting the Lebanese state to deal with the disarmament of the Hezbollah -backed Islamist movement, which was in an open war with Israel for two months in late 2024.

“In the case of Lebanese, our goal is the same: a powerful Lebanese state that can face and disarm Hezbollah,” Rubio said.

Rubio: “Iran is the” largest source of instability in the region “

Marco Rubio said, in addition, that “Trump works with the Israeli prime minister to ensure the release of hostages.”

“You can always rely on us and President Trump”, emphasized.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has agreed with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Iran is “the main source of instability in the region”.

“It is the largest source of instability in the region, behind every terrorist organization, behind every act of violence, behind every destabilizing activity, behind everything that threatens peace and stability for millions of people living in the area, is Iran. And with Iran, I mean the Ayatolians“, Rubio said in statements to reporters next to the Israeli prime minister.

Rubio also said that there could be “a nuclear Iran”.

Netanyahu: Israel “will finish work” in Iran with US support

Israel will do “what it needs to do” in order to comply with the ceasefire in Lebanon, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also said at a press conference after a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Jerusalem.

“Hezbollah must be disarmed, and Israel would prefer the Lebanese army to take over, but no one should doubt that Israel will do what it has to do in order to comply with the ceasefire and to defend our safety“, Netanyahu said, adding that the recent attack on a UN motorway in Beirut” is not encouraging “.

B. Netanyahu also said that Israel “will finish work” to face the threat of Iran, with the support of the United States.

“In the last 16 months, Israel has hit a strong blow to Iran for resorting to terrorism under the support of President (Donald) Trump and with your full support, I have no doubt that we can and are going to finish the job“, Said the Israeli prime minister who added that” Israel and the US stand by side to face the threat of Iran. “

Israel will “act” if its borders are threatened with Syria, B. Netanyahu said at the same press conference.

“If another force in Syria believes that Israel will allow other hostile forces to use Syria as a base for business against us, it is misled by misery“, Said the Israeli prime minister. “Israel will act to stop the appearance of any threat near its borders in southwestern Syria“, He added.