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'There will not be a Palestinian state,' Sa'ar says after meeting with Marco Rubio
Sa'ar departs for state visit to US, to meet counterpart Rubio, Jewish leaders
Pro-Palestinian Detroit conference speakers under scrutiny as US places them on visa watch
State Dept. fires press officer for disputes with Trump admin. over Gaza policies - report
Top press officer for Israeli-Palestinian affairs Shahed Ghoreishi had several disputes with senior State Department officials, including over Gaza evacuation plans, Washington Post reported.
Turkey, US discuss support for stability in Syria, Iran nuclear program, ceasefire efforts in Gaza
Fidan and Rubio spoke on ceasefire efforts in Gaza, a Turkish Foreign Ministry source said, adding Fidan had called for an immediate truce in Gaza and unhindered access to humanitarian aid.
US charity says halt in visitor visas for Gazans will harm wounded kids
This follows the State Department halting all visas as it holds "a full and thorough" review following far Right conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer claiming that Palestinian refugees were entering US.
Trump hoping to achieve halt to Ukraine fighting in Putin talks, Rubio says
"There'll have to be some conversation about ... territorial disputes and claims, and what they're fighting over," Rubio told reporters at the State Department"
Rubio: US gov't will designate Muslim Brotherhood a terror org.
While this was "in the works," Marco Rubio noted challenges in the process, such as having to designate each branch of the Muslim brotherhood individually.
US State Dept. calls for int'l pressure on Hamas to surrender, free hostages
The US State Department called upon all countries to put pressure on Hamas to surrender, disarm, and release all remaining hostages, especially dual Israel-US citizens Itay Chen and Omer Neutra.
No peace in Gaza until Hamas is dismantled, Rubio says
International media has not had any "real talk about how Hamas needs to be disarmed and disbanded," the US secretary of state told Fox Business Network.
US understands conditions under which Russia would end war in Ukraine, Rubio says
"For the first time perhaps since this administration began, we have some concrete examples of the kinds of things that Russia would ask for in order to end the war," Rubio said.
UN's Francesca Albanese loses 'blue check' verification on X amid coming US sanctions
This came days after UN Watch submitted a legal appeal to the owner of X, Elon Musk. The appeal called on the company to remove Albanese's check mark following her designation under US sanctions.
Those recognizing a Palestinian state 'can't even tell you where it is,' Rubio says
“At the end of the day, Hamas is sitting there saying: We’re winning the PR war. We’ve got all these countries lining up on our side of this argument."
US to sanction Palestinian Authority, PLO members, State Dept. confirms
The State Department did not confirm which individuals would be sanctioned.