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Israeli President Herzog expressed his pleasure in hosting U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Jerusalem.

He noted that during their meeting they discussed the challenges facing Israel and the region, and added:

“I conveyed my thanks to Secretary of State Rubio for the reliable Israel-U.S. friendship, especially today as we celebrate the fifth anniversary of the signing of the historic Abraham Accords under Trump’s leadership. Thanks to these courageous agreements, the Middle East, despite its greatest challenges, continues to move forward on the path of partnership and cooperation.”

Herzog said he is grateful to the United States and to the Abraham Accords partners in the UAE, Bahrain, and Morocco, and that he sends from Jerusalem a heartfelt message of hope for peace, cooperation, and prosperity.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, at a press conference with Rubio, said: “We are facing enormous challenges: the aggression of Iran and its terrorist proxies. Those who shout ‘Death to America, death to Israel’ are not doing so by accident; they see Israel as the front line of American civilization in the Middle East.”