{"id":2501881,"date":"2025-10-22T12:52:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T16:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubio-to-become-latest-us-official-to-travel-to-israel-to-support-ceasefire-efforts\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T12:54:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T16:54:22","slug":"rubio-to-become-latest-us-official-to-travel-to-israel-to-support-ceasefire-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubio-to-become-latest-us-official-to-travel-to-israel-to-support-ceasefire-efforts\/","title":{"rendered":"Rubio to become latest US official to travel to Israel to support ceasefire efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frubio-to-become-latest-us-official-to-travel-to-israel-to-support-ceasefire-efforts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2501881&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>U.S. Senator Marco rubio is scheduled to visit israel later this week to support efforts to maintain teh ceasefire and advance post-conflict talks between Israel and Hamas. He will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, following recent visits by other senior officials from the Trump administration, including vice President JD Vance and Jared Kushner. The administration is focused on disarming Hamas while rebuilding Gaza and preventing further violence that could jeopardize the ceasefire. Despite the truce, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-jump-to-tiktok-could-lead-to-an-expanded-federal-ban-on-china-tied-app\/\" title=\"Biden&#039;s TikTok move may result in broader US ban on China-linked app\">concerns remain due<\/a> to Hamas&#8217;s refusal to disarm and continue governing Gaza, with reports of extrajudicial killings during the ceasefire. The U.S. has established a Civil-Military Coordination Center in Israel to coordinate humanitarian and security assistance for Gaza, involving about 200 U.S. troops who will not enter Gaza but facilitate aid flow. The ceasefire remains fragile, with ongoing issues such as the incomplete release of hostages by Hamas and warnings from former President Trump regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >potential forceful disarmament<\/a> of the group.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Rubio to become latest US official to travel to Israel to support ceasefire efforts<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2378891\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marco Rubio<\/a> is set to visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Israel<\/a> later this week, making him the latest senior Trump administration official to travel to the Jewish state to try to ensure the ceasefire holds and that day-after talks continue to progress.<\/p>\n<p>Rubio is scheduled to land in Israel on Thursday and will meet with Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> on Friday, according to Israeli government spokeswoman Shosh Bedrosian. His trip follows Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">JD Vance<\/a>&lsquo;s visit, along with presidential envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump&rsquo;s son-in-law and former foreign policy adviser Jared Kushner.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3859346\/louvre-reopens-after-french-crown-jewels-heist\/\">The Louvre reopens 3 days after thieves took French crown jewels in daylight heist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3859338\/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missiles-ahead-of-summit-of-world-leaders\/\">North Korea fires ballistic missiles less than two weeks before summit of world leaders<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3859239\/colombia-petro-uribe-acquittal-trump-sanctions\/\">Colombia&#8217;s Petro sees Trump-backed ex-president&#8217;s acquittal as path to US sanctions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The Trump administration is pushing to keep the ceasefire and day-after talks moving forward despite acts of violence in Gaza that threaten to derail the deal.<\/p>\n<p>This will be Rubio&rsquo;s second visit to Israel this month after attending Trump&rsquo;s historic speech to the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, on Oct. 13.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have a very, very tough task ahead of us, which is to disarm Hamas but rebuild Gaza, to make life better for the people in Gaza but also to ensure that Hamas is no longer a threat to our friends in Israel,&rdquo; Vance said alongside Netanyahu on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>While the ceasefire has largely held since both sides agreed to it, a primary source of concern has been Hamas&rsquo;s refusal to disarm and give up governance of Gaza. Of particular concern to the White House is intelligence indicating that Hamas is using the truce as a window for extrajudicial killings of rival gang members.<\/p>\n<p>Hamas never agreed to demilitarize, even though it was part of Trump&rsquo;s 20-point Gaza peace plan, and Israeli leaders consider it the primary goal of the war that has been fought over the last two years.<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3850094\/trump-threatens-violent-repercussions-hamas-disarm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">has warned<\/a>&nbsp;that if the terrorist organization does not lay down its weapons, it will be forced to do so, &ldquo;perhaps violently.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Numerous of our NOW GREAT ALLIES in the Middle East, and areas surrounding the Middle East, have explicitly and strongly, with great enthusiasm, informed me that they would welcome the opportunity, at my request, to go into GAZA with a heavy force and &lsquo;straighten our Hamas&rsquo; if Hamas continues to act badly, in violation of their agreement with us,&rdquo;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3858069\/trump-not-yet-sending-forces-gaza-end-hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trump asserted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Central Command established a Civil-Military Coordination Center in Israel last week to act as the primary coordination hub for Gaza assistance. The roughly 200 U.S. troops involved in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-years-of-nazi-slurs-dems-garbage-walkbacks-ring-hollow\/\" title=\"After Years Of Nazi Slurs, Dems&#039; \u2018Garbage\u2019 Walkbacks Ring Hollow\">mission won&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t be in Gaza but will facilitate the flow of humanitarian, logistical, and security assistance from Israel.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Bringing together stakeholders who share the goal of successful stabilization in Gaza is essential for a peaceful transition,&rdquo; said Adm. Brad Cooper, the commander of CENTCOM. &ldquo;Over the next two weeks, U.S. personnel will integrate representatives from partner nations, nongovernmental organizations, international institutions, and the private sector as they arrive to the coordination center.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3856504\/gaza-ceasefire-renewed-after-idf-strikes-hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GAZA CEASEFIRE &lsquo;RENEWED&rsquo; AFTER STRIKES ON HAMAS, IDF SAYS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, the State Department revealed it had &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-police-call-audio-from-springfield-ohio-appears-to-confirm-haitian-goose-story\/\" title=\"New Police Call Audio from Springfield, Ohio, Appears to Confirm Haitian Goose Story\">credible reports&#038;rdquo<\/a>; that Hamas would carry out &ldquo;an imminent ceasefire violation&rdquo; against &ldquo;the people of Gaza,&rdquo; but the statement did not provide specifics.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the agreement, Hamas agreed to hand over all living and deceased hostages within three days of the deal&rsquo;s implementation. It freed the 20 living hostages and has only given up about half of the bodies of the other 28. The U.S.-designated terrorist group insisted it has been unable to locate some of the bodies due to the destruction across the strip.<\/p>\n<p>The bodies of 15 hostages remain unaccounted for.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rubio to visit Israel to back ceasefire and talks progress<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2671,"featured_media":2501884,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rubio.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[65688,65689,4671,5438,46763],"class_list":["post-2501881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-ceasefire-efforts","tag-diplomatic-visit","tag-israel","tag-rubio","tag-us-official"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rubio.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2501881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2671"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2501881"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2501881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2501889,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2501881\/revisions\/2501889"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2501884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2501881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2501881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2501881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}