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Secretary Rubio and Prime Minister Netanyahu Speak in Jerusalem, Oct. 23, 2025

October 23, 2025 · U.S. Department of State · 0:01:48

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What happened

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered brief remarks in Jerusalem on October 23, 2025, following their meeting, according to the State Department broadcast.

Netanyahu welcomed Rubio as an “extraordinary friend of Israel,” noted the sequence of visits — President Trump at the Knesset, the Vice President the day before, and Rubio that day — as “a circle of trust and partnership,” and said the two countries face “days of destiny”: “We want to advance peace. We still have security challenges. But I think that we can work together, and by working together both address the challenges and seize the opportunities.”

Rubio said the visit came “just a little bit over a week after a very historic day where President Trump’s work with our partners led to this extraordinary breakthrough.” The systems set up in seven or eight days amazed him, he said: “We’ve already done the impossible once, and we intend to keep doing that if we can.” He pointed to the priority the President has made of the effort — Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner had spent much of the week there, and the Vice President had just left — and closed: “It’s a very important achievement, but there’s more work to be done and bigger achievements that lie ahead… We’re going to get there.”

A State Department upload carrying Rubio’s portion of these remarks alone (HwWt-bfiUio) is recorded as an alternate source for this page.

Why it matters

The Jerusalem remarks are the Secretary’s public checkpoint one week into the Gaza plan’s implementation, delivered standing beside the Israeli prime minister: momentum claimed, challenges named, and the administration’s senior-level relay — envoys, Vice President, Secretary — presented as the guarantee the work continues.

Sources: U.S. Department of State, “Secretary Rubio and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu After Their Meeting” (official upload, embedded above; Jerusalem, Israel). Remarks as delivered 2025-10-23; transcript reviewed in the site’s private research store; full transcript at state.gov.