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Rubio Heads to Israel as U.S. Seeks Damage Control Over Israel’s Doha Strike

Washington voiced displeasure, affirming its alliance with Israel.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with members of the meida before departing for Israel at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025. (Nathan Howard/Pool Photo via AP)
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, meets with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, at the White House in Washington, as from left, Secretary of Interior Doug Burgum and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, look on. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Overview

  • Israel targeted Hamas officials in Doha on Tuesday, with reports of several Hamas members and a Qatari security officer killed as claims over whether top leaders were hit remain disputed.
  • The operation disrupted fragile ceasefire and hostage talks led by Qatar, which condemned the strike, warned it reserves the right to retaliate, and scheduled an emergency Arab‑Islamic summit in Doha.
  • President Trump met Qatar’s prime minister in New York after Rubio and Vice President JD Vance hosted him at the White House, as the administration worked to stabilize mediation efforts.
  • Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. is not happy about the Doha strike but that it will not change U.S.-Israel ties, and he is in Israel to discuss the path forward for a truce and the return of the 48 remaining hostages.
  • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended targeting Hamas leaders abroad as key to freeing hostages and ending the Gaza war, even as questions persist over the strike’s effectiveness.