{"id":15195,"date":"2025-02-16T09:24:49","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T07:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rega.news\/?p=15195"},"modified":"2025-02-16T09:24:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T07:24:49","slug":"u-s-secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-arrives-in-israel-to-advance-next-phase-of-hostage-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/u-s-secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-arrives-in-israel-to-advance-next-phase-of-hostage-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio Arrives in Israel to Advance Next Phase of Hostage Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Israel last night (Saturday) as part of his first official visit since assuming office. During his trip, he is scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Isaac Herzog, and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa\u2019ar.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Secretary Rubio will hold discussions with the families of American hostages still held by Hamas. His visit will focus on three key issues: securing the release of hostages\u2014including American citizens\u2014still in Hamas captivity, advancing the second phase of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, and strategic planning to counter Iran and its regional proxies in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Strong U.S.-Israel Partnership<\/strong><br \/>\nRubio, who was appointed as Secretary of State by President Donald Trump, has made clear his pro-Israel stance. During his confirmation hearing, he vowed to reverse the sanctions imposed by the Biden administration on Israeli activities in Judea and Samaria (West Bank). &#8220;The Trump administration will be the most pro-Israel administration in U.S. history,&#8221; Rubio declared during the hearing.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_15197\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15197\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/marco-rubio.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/marco-rubio.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/marco-rubio-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/marco-rubio-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15197\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rubio | Photo: Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<strong>Rubio\u2019s Stance on the International Criminal Court<\/strong><br \/>\nAs part of his policy commitments, Rubio also criticized the International Criminal Court (ICC) for issuing arrest warrants against senior Israeli officials. &#8220;The ICC has damaged its own credibility by targeting a country that is not even a member,&#8221; Rubio stated. &#8220;This is a dangerous precedent, not just for Israel but for the United States as well. The court is testing whether it can pursue leaders of non-member states, and that could include the U.S. in the future.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rubio to meet with Israeli leaders and families of American hostages during visit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":15196,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,6],"tags":[2210,2264,2205,1812,2684,2436],"class_list":["post-15195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","category-security","tag-benjamin-netanyahu","tag-donald-trump","tag-gideon-saar","tag-isaac-herzog","tag-the-white-house","tag-usa"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.7 (Yoast SEO v24.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio Arrives in Israel to Advance Next Phase of Hostage Deal - 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