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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday vowed to “finish work” against Iran with the support of US President Donald Trump.
Netanyahu has been working with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who has been visiting Israel on his first official trip to the region since taking on the role.
“For the past 16 months, Israel has hit Iran’s fear axis a strong blow. Under President Trump’s strong leadership… we can and will be done.” Netanyahu said.
Rubio said, “Nuclear Iran can never exist.”
“It is important to always point out whether we talk about Hamas, Hezbollah, violence in the West Bank, destabilization in Syria, or talk about these issues with Iraqi militia. We have one common theme behind them – Iran,” Rubio added.
“That has to be addressed,” he added.
The US intelligence agency recently warned both the Biden and Trump administrations, who are likely to try to hold the key to Iran’s nuclear program this year, according to sources familiar with the assessment.
Israeli willingness to use military force has opposed President Donald Trump’s current desire for peace deals with Tehran, and the recent US intelligence agency has revealed that major attacks on Iran’s nuclear sites have been the Middle East It warns that it could increase the risk of wider wars in the country.
Overall, Israel is also pursuing a broader goal of triggering an Iranian regime change, one of the recent US Intelligence Reports said.
Israeli leaders vowed to open the “gates of hell” if all hostages are not released, and said they have a common strategy with Trump about Gaza and its future.
Trump this month proposed that the US “take over” Gaza, ousting Palestinians permanently from the devastated strip, sparking a storm of protest.
“It may have shocked a lot of people and surprised,” Rubio said of the plan.
Netanyahu said on Sunday that the US president knew about the plan before it was announced.
“This was not a surprise. We knew about it and discussed it beforehand,” the Israeli Prime Minister said.
Speaking to leaders of American Jewish organizations, Netanyahu said the plan was “the only viable plan that will enable a different future for the people of Gaza, Israel and the region.” .
Rubio’s trip coincided with the US sending heavy bomb shipments to Israel. Israel’s Ministry of Defense said on Sunday.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the shipment of the MK-84 munitions “represents a key asset in the Air Force and IDF and serves as further evidence of a strong alliance between Israel and the United States.” Katz thanked Trump and the US administration for their “unwavering support.”
The release of heavy bomb shipments by the new administration rolled back one of the few Biden-era policies aimed at using leverage on Israel during the war in Gaza. Former President Joe Biden had restricted the birth of a 2,000-pound bomb due to concerns that it could be used indiscriminately by Israeli troops in the densely populated areas of Gaza.
Despite creating tension between Biden and Netanyahu, the move did not bring about any major changes to the war. It also did not significantly improve Biden’s position among war critics who argued that restrictions on American arms sales to Israel were significantly limited.
Salama Malouf, head of the government media office in Gaza, criticized the US decision to send heavy bombs. “Instead of humanitarian motivations, the United States, the world’s first democracy, and human rights pioneering people, sending food, medicine, water, shelter and building materials to victims of the Gaza Strip, it explains itself. , supporting the criminal profession force with 1,800 heavy MK bombs,” Malouf said.
Rubio landed in Tel Aviv on Saturday night, where he was greeted by Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar on the first foot of a trip to the region. He met Netanyahu in his office in Jerusalem on Sunday morning.
The day after Israeli hostages were released by Hamas, hundreds of Palestinian prisoners were released and detainees were released by Israel as part of a ceasefire agreement through the US, but the armistice was vulnerable to the armistice The nature was once again highlighted on Sunday when he said that the Israeli strike was an Israeli strike. He killed three police officers in Gaza, known as a “serious violation.”
Monday was also marked 500 days for hostage prisoners seized on October 7th. Family and supporters filed a small protest Monday morning outside the US embassy branch calling for Trump to continue to promote the return of all hostages.
And amid uncertainty about the future of the transaction, Netanyahu’s office said on Monday it will discuss the second phase with the political security cabinet. Phase 2 talks were scheduled to begin two weeks ago. Meanwhile, the Israeli delegation will go to Cairo on Monday to discuss Phase 1 of the contract.
After a call with Netanyahu and top officials in Egypt and Qatar (other mediators), US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff told Fox News on Sunday that he is confident that phase two of the deal will take place. He said he is confident.
Phase 2 of the ceasefire will include the return of 19 Israeli Defence Force soldiers whom the United States believes are alive and the return of others, including American citizen Edan Alexander.
