Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Secretary of State Marco Rubio reaffirmed the United States' relationships with Israel and Arab states during a meeting Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem.
The meeting comes less than a week after Israel said it targeted Hamas leaders in an airstrike on Qatar's capital, Doha. Hamas confirmed the attack killed five members but not any senior officials.
Speaking at a news conference the meeting with Netanyahu, Rubio said every country was allowed "to defend itself beyond its borders."
Asked whether the United States was involved in the planning of the strikes on Doha, Netanyahu told reporters, "We did it on our own. Period." He said the relationship between Israel and the United States was as "durable as the stones in the Western Wall."
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