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Rubio and Netanyahu discuss Iran, Syria and Gaza, Axios reports

AL-Monitor
Jan 10, 2026
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands as they make joint statements to the press at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, February 16, 2025. Reuters/Evelyn Hockstein/Pool
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands as they make joint statements to the press at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, February 16, 2025. Reuters/Evelyn Hockstein/Pool — Evelyn Hockstein

WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke over the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday, Axios reporter Barak Ravid said on X, adding they discussed protests in Iran along with Gaza and Syria.

Ravid cited a U.S. source.

(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Andrea Ricci)