US secretary of state Marco Rubio has backed Israel’s goal of “eradicating” Hamas in Gaza, throwing into doubt Washington’s commitment to a fragile ceasefire deal it helped broker last month.
Speaking alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday in Jerusalem, Rubio struck a hardline position, making clear that the remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza “need to be released” and that the Palestinian militant group could no longer rule the shattered enclave.
“Hamas cannot continue as a military or government force [in Gaza] . . . They must be eliminated, [they] must be eradicated,” Rubio said.
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