The U.S. State Department read out a phone call between Marco Rubio, the U.S. secretary of state, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the second time in 48 hours.
Rubio talked with the Israeli premier from Rome on Saturday, according to Tammy Bruce, the U.S. State Department spokeswoman. The two spoke about “the situation in Gaza and their joint efforts to secure the release of all remaining hostages,” Bruce stated.
Saturday’s readout was terser than the one on May 15, in which Bruce stated that the secretary “stressed the deep U.S. commitment to its historic relationship with Israel and the ironclad U.S. support for Israeli security.”
She added that the two addressed “Syria following President Trump’s historic meeting with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia” and “shared their mutual commitment to make sure Iran never possesses a nuclear weapon.”