US Secretary of State Marco Rubio indicated Thursday that renewed fighting in Gaza would not ultimately end the threat that Hamas poses to Israel, just two days after he appeared to back a resumption of the war.
“Someone has to confront [Hamas]. Who’s that going to be? It’s not going to be American soldiers. If the countries in the region can’t figure that piece out, then Israel is going to have to do it, and then we’re back to where we’ve been, so that doesn’t solve the problem,” Rubio said in an interview with conservative radio show hosts Clay Travis and Buck Sexton.
The remarks marked the first time a Trump official has made such an acknowledgment, though it was unclear whether Rubio was speaking off the cuff or on behalf of US President Donald Trump, who appeared to give Israel a green light to return to fighting when he warned earlier this week of hell breaking loose if the hostages are not all released by Saturday at noon. (Read More)