Jerusalem – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Israel On Sunday, as military intensifies attacks on the north Gazaflattening multiple high-rise buildings and killing at least 13 Palestinians.
Rubio said before the journey that he will seek answers from Israeli officials to understand how they view the path forward Gaza Israel’s attack on Israel Hamas Qatar’s leaders last week subverted efforts to promote conflict.
His two-day visit is also support for increasingly isolated Israel as the United Nations will hold a controversial debate in a debate next week on the establishment of a Palestinian state. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu strongly opposes recognition of the Palestinian state.
Rubio’s visit continues despite President Donald Trump’s outrage over Netanyahu’s Israeli strike in Doha, saying the United States did not inform the United States in advance.
Netanyahu, Rubio and their wife, as well as U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and his wife visited the Western Wall and the nearby excavation tunnel on Sunday.
Netanyahu said: “I think his visit here (Rubio) proves the durability and strength of the Israel-American league. It is as strong and durable as the stone of the Western Wall we just touched.”
Photo: Rubio in Israel following Qatar attacks as Israel strikes intensify in northern Gaza
Rubio and Trump met with the Qatar Prime Minister on Friday to discuss the consequences of Israel’s actions. Double, back-to-back meeting Israel Qatar shows how the Trump administration has tried to balance relations among major Middle East allies despite the attacks on widespread international condemnation.
Doha attack killed at least six people, and it also seemed to end attempts to secure IsraelHamas The release of hostages before the ceasefire and the upcoming joint assembly meeting, Gaza War is expected to be the main focus.
Meanwhile, foreign ministers from Arab and Islamic countries will meet in Doha on Sunday to establish a unified front at a summit in Qatar on Monday to bring their national leaders together for top negotiations.
Netanyahu and Foreign Secretary Gideon Saar will also speak on Monday, as U.S. lawmakers visit Israel’s large bipartisan delegation for meetings and political discussions.
At least 13 Palestinians were killed and dozens were injured on Sunday GazaAccording to local hospitals.
The Israeli strike targeted a car near the Shiite hospital and a roundabout in Gaza, in a tent in the city of Deir al-Balah, killing at least six members of the same family, local hospitals said.
According to Al-Aqsa Hospital, two parents, their three children and their children’s aunt were killed in that strike. The family, from the northern town of Beit Hanoun, escaped to the shelter of Gaza City last week.
The Israeli military did not immediately comment on the strike.
The military destroyed several high-rise buildings on Sunday after warning residents to evacuate as part of the city’s expanding operations. Military spokesman Avicay Adraee was destroyed less than an hour after evacuation orders were issued online.
No evidence was provided, Israel was charged Hamas Build warlike infrastructure in civilian areas.
On Sunday, the military said Hamas Observation points have been located to collect intelligence on the movement of troops in the region and Hamas The militants prepared to strike Israeli forces, although no evidence was provided to support these claims. The military also said that in addition to warnings, it also uses precise ammunition and air surveillance to reduce the chances of harm to civilians.
Residents said the Kauther tower in Rimal neighborhood was flattened. No immediate reports of casualties.
“This is part of the genocide measures carried out in Gaza City,” said Abed Ismail, a resident of Gaza City. “They want to turn the entire city into rubble and force the transfer and another Nakba.”
The word Nakba is an Arabic disaster, referring to when about 700,000 Palestinians were deported by Israeli troops, or the wars that fled what is now Israel before and during the 1948 war, surrounding it.
Israel strongly denies genocide allegations Gaza.
“Skyline Gaza Defense Secretary Katz wrote on X.
In addition, two Palestinian adults died of malnutrition and hunger in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours.
The government said this has enabled deaths in causes related to malnutrition since late June, when the ministry began counting deaths in that age group, and another 145 children have died from causes related to malnutrition since the war began in October 2023.
Israeli Defense Agency Heads Humanitarian Aid Gaza Say over 1200 trucks carrying aid (mainly food) enter Gaza In the past week.
Aid workers say that aid does enter Gaza Too few to meet the huge demand in the region. It will also be plundered before it is urgent to reach the Palestinians.
The international team also completed the maintenance work on the water pipes Israel arrive Gazafrom Israel arrive Gazaincrease the amount of water per day Gaza from Israel to 14,000 cubic meters (3.7 million gallons).
Within 23 months since Israel launched its offensive Gaza Water acquisition is gradually restricted, and now it is a second hot summer in wartime. Parents and children often chase waterwheels that are once every two or three days, fill bottles, jars and buckets, and drag them home.
war Gaza At the beginning HamasThe militants led the attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, kidnapped 251 people and killed about 1,200, mostly civilians. There are still 48 hostages Gaza20 of which Israel believes are still alive.
At least 64,871 Palestines were killed according to Israel’s retaliatory offensive Gaza The Ministry of Health did not say how many civilians or combatants were. It said about half of the people killed were women and children. Much of the major cities has been completely destroyed, with about 2 million Palestinians displaced. ___
Madi reported on Cairo. Associated Press writer Melanie Lidman contributed to the report in Tel Aviv, Israel; Eric Tucker of Washington and Jon Gambrell of Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.
