JERUSALEM: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was in Israel on Sunday as its military intensified attacks on northern Gaza, flattening multiple high-rise building and killing at least 13 Palestinians. Rubio said ahead of the trip that he will be seeking answers from Israeli officials about how they see the way forward in Gaza following Israel’s attack on Hamas leaders in Qatar last week that upended efforts to broker an end to the conflict.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet in Washington on Friday with the prime minister of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, to discuss the aftermath of Israel’s…

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Israel and the United Kingdom to address security matters in Gaza and globally from Saturday through Thursday.