US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke by telephone on Saturday with the Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu"A US official indicated this, without giving official details on the content of the exchange.
According to the Axios website, the discussions covered several major Middle Eastern issues, including the situation in Gaza, recent developments in Syria, and the ongoing protests in Iran. These topics are among the diplomatic priorities of both Washington and Tel Aviv in a particularly tense regional context.
In Gaza, the ceasefire established in October remains fragile. It has not progressed beyond its initial phase, with Israel and Hamas accusing each other of serious violations of the agreement. Negotiations on the subsequent, more complex phases remain stalled.
Iran, for its part, is experiencing its largest anti-government protests in several years. This climate of protest comes after a year marked by a twelve-day war with Israel and by US strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities in June, exacerbating regional tensions.
On the Syrian issue, Israel and Syria recently agreed, during talks organized in Paris under the auspices of the United States, to establish a communication mechanism to coordinate their actions on security issues and certain commercial aspects, according to diplomatic sources.
Since the American president took office Donald Trump In January 2025, exchanges between Washington and Jerusalem intensified. Benjamin Netanyahu visited the United States five times to meet with the American president, while the latter traveled to Israel in October, illustrating the strategic proximity between the two allies.
