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What did Marco Rubio say about the ceasefire process during Israel visit?
United States top diplomat Marco Rubio was in Israel yesterday, following visits by a number of top US officials to the country to oversee the ceasefire process. Here are the highlights of his remarks from his visit:
- Rubio said that the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) “is not going to play any role” in aid delivery in Gaza, as he also rejected the possibility of Hamas being involved in any future governance of the Strip.
- He claimed UNRWA had become “a subsidiary of Hamas”, echoing an Israeli government line that has been discredited just days ago by the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
- Rubio also voiced hope of soon putting together an international security force to police the ceasefire in Gaza, adding that the force will have to be made up of countries that Israel is “comfortable with”.
- The diplomat also said that any potential role for the Palestinian Authority (PA) has yet to be determined. However, following a meeting with different Palestinian factions, including the PA, in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, Hamas said it has agreed to have an independent committee of technocrats administer post-war Gaza.
UN out, Israel aligned forces into Gaza, PA is still not controlled enough to 'run' Gaza. The genocide simply continues, erasure of the Palestinian identity / ethnicity goes on, aid blockaded goes on, ethnic cleansing still in effect, winter, infectious diseases and starvation will continue killing, just not be added to the official death toll...
Top US diplomat promises return of all Israeli captives’ bodies to Israel
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has promised to secure the return of all deceased captives still held in Gaza, as he met the families of two dead Israeli-American captives during his visit to Israel.
“We will not forget the lives of the hostages who died in the captivity of Hamas,” Rubio said on X.
“Today, I met with the families of American citizens Itay Chen and Omer Neutra. We will not rest until their – and all – remains are returned,” he said, hours before wrapping up his three-day visit to Israel.
The Israeli campaign group, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, welcomed Rubio’s remarks.
“Thirteen hostages need to come home. Thirteen families need closure,” the group said on X, thanking the US secretary of state. “Please don’t stop – until the last hostage is released,” it added.
Trump to meet Qatar’s emir, PM during Doha stopover
As far as we understand, the US president will be meeting with the emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, along with the Qatari prime minister, on board Air Force One while it is refuelling here on his way to Malaysia.
We understand Secretary of State Marco Rubio will be joining that meeting.
The secretary of state has been spending the past two days in Israel, where he has met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as US forces, about 200 of them on the ground there, facilitating this group that is in charge of overseeing the implementation of the ceasefire in Gaza.
He has also been meeting with the families of the remaining captives, whose bodies they are waiting for Hamas to return – there are 13 remaining bodies that Israeli families are waiting for. The next stage of the ceasefire really remains to be seen when it will be implemented because until those bodies are returned to their families, that is not going to happen.
What are the chances Hamas can find the remaining 13 bodies without the proper equipment (that Israel won't let into Gaza), without the proper experts (which Israel won't let into Gaza) with 53% of Gaza a kill zone (behind the yellow) cutting off access to even search for bodies.
Meanwhile Kushner, Rubio etc will go on to start reconstruction behind the yellow line for 'Palestinians in fear of Hamas'. Which are those clans Israel has been funding and supplying weapons to to disrupt civil order and loot aid, sold as the new De-Ba'athification process.
