The U.S. secretary of state told "Fox News" that the U.S. president wants the war in Gaza to be over quickly, but with all the hostages freed and Hamas "no longer being a threat."
Gazans deserve a better future but eliminating the “barbaric animals” of Hamas is a prerequisite to that future, Marco Rubio, the U.S. secretary of state and national security advisor, told reporters alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the latter’s office in Jerusalem.
Rubio spoke to journalists on Monday before attending the opening of “pilgrimage road” at the City of David that he called “one of the most important archeological sites in the planet” that has “deep meaning to so many people in the United States.”
“It’s an honor to be here and be a part of that,” he said.