Overview

• U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived at Ben Gurion Airport and said the strike would not change the nature of ties with Israel, though its impact will be discussed.
• President Donald Trump has shown displeasure over the Israeli attack that targeted Hamas officials in a residential complex in Doha.
• The State Department says Rubio’s visit seeks to reassure Israel before expected moves by several countries at the UN General Assembly to recognize a Palestinian state.
• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended the Doha operation as removing Hamas leaders he says block ceasefire efforts, while Israeli hostages’ families accuse him of sabotaging near‑agreements.
• The Israeli army is intensifying operations in Gaza City with disputed evacuation figures—over 250,000 departures claimed by the IDF versus about 68,000 reported by Gaza Civil Defence—as the UN warns of famine and estimates roughly one million people in and around the city.