US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, after Sunday’s meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said that the Hamas militant group must “be destroyed”. In addition, the leaders also focused on the theme of nuclear armaments of Iran or the security situation of Israel at the border with Syria. According to the AFP report, TASR reports this.
“Hamas cannot continue as a military or government power … must be eliminated,” Rubio said at a joint press conference with Netanyahu in Jerusalem. “We will destroy the military potential of Hamas and his political government in the Gaza Strip,” the Prime Minister confirmed. Netanyahu at the same time promised that If the movement does not release all hostages retained in the Gaza band “opens the gate of hell”.
Rubio also mediated the words of US President Donald Trump, according to which needs a Gaza Strip vision and not a repetition of “the same old ideas”, writes AFP.
The Prime Minister also said Rubi after interviews that Israel would do everything possible to “preserve” a ceasefire with the Lebanese militant Hizball Movement. “Hezbollah must be disarmed. Israel would prefer to do this work by the Lebanese army, but no one should doubt that Israel will do what he must do to puster compliance with the ceasefire agreement and defend his security, “Netanyahu stressed. “In the case of Lebanon, our goals agree. A strong Lebanese state that can disarm Hezbollah,” confirmed Rubio.
The Israeli Prime Minister also highlighted the cooperation of both countries on Iran during a press conference. “Israel and the US stand side by side against the threat from Iran,” declared Netanyahu. According to Rubia, there is also no “nuclear Iran” that would be immune to pressure and measures. Minister Iran even described as “the greatest source of instability in the region”, states AFP.
Both countries also agreed during the meeting that They will follow the development in Syria after the fall of the former President Bashar Assad regime. But Prime Minister Israel stressed that the country will act to prevent any potential threat near the Israeli border.
