Rubio to become latest US official to travel to Israel to support ceasefire efforts

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to visit Israel 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.

Rubio is scheduled to land in Israel on Thursday and will meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday, according to Israeli government spokeswoman Shosh Bedrosian. His trip follows Vice President JD Vance‘s visit, along with presidential envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and former foreign policy adviser Jared Kushner.

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