Overview

• Standing together in Jerusalem, Rubio and Netanyahu said the war ends only with Hamas’s elimination and the release of all 48 remaining hostages.
• Israeli forces intensified operations in Gaza City, demolishing additional high‑rises it says hid Hamas infrastructure and carrying out strikes that local hospitals say killed civilians, including children.
• Qatar hosted an emergency Arab‑Islamic summit that denounced Israel’s strike in Doha, with the Qatari leadership calling the attack cowardly and treacherous and warning of risks to regional ties.
• The State Department said Rubio will visit Qatar to keep Doha engaged in talks, even as President Trump voiced displeasure that Washington was not warned before the strike.
• With several countries poised to recognize a Palestinian state at the UN, Netanyahu did not rule out unilateral steps in the West Bank and Rubio criticized recognition moves as counterproductive.