Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the White House efforts were “contrary to its policy,” a rare public admonishment.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Tel Aviv Sunday following Israel's strike on Doha, Qatar last week. Rubio and his wife Jeanette were greeted by officials after they touched down.

TEL AVIV: Qatar and the US are on the verge of finalising an enhanced defence cooperation agreement, top US diplomat Marco Rubio said on Tuesday, after Israel’s attack on Hamas political leaders in ...