US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Thursday.
"This is a circle of trust and partnership. You've been an extraordinary friend of Israel," Netanyahu said, while also referencing US President Donald Trump's speech in the Knesset earlier this month.
"Now we face days of destiny. We want to advance peace, we still have security challenges, but I think that we can work together, and by working together, both address the challenges and seize the opportunities, and plenty of both," he added.
"We have more work ahead of us, but we feel very positive about it. We've been making good progress," Rubio said when discussing Trump's Gaza ceasefire deal.
Rubio: 'We've done the impossible once, intend to keep doing that'
"No one is under any illusions. We've already done the impossible once. And we intend to keep doing that. And we can," he continued.
Trump "has made this a top priority...evidenced by the fact that both Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were here for much of the week and he spent time with them. And the Vice President [Vance] just left and then I'm here now, today, because this is a priority. It's a very important achievement," Rubio commented.
"We feel very positive and confident that we're going to get there, despite substantial obstacles. We're going to get there," Rubio concluded.
Rubio landed in Israel on Thursday to continue overseeing the implementation of phase one of the US-brokered Gaza deal.
He was greeted by US Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, and is met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later in the evening.
The US has continuously sent senior members of its administration to ensure the deal is carried out in its entirety, beginning with President Donald Trump, who came to Israel earlier this month, when Hamas released the 20 living hostages it held and the remains of four hostages.
A week after Trump's visit, US envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner arrived, followed shortly by Vice President JD Vance.