Arriving in Israel, Rubio Meets Netanyahu at Jerusalem’s Western Wall

Secretary of State Marco Rubio began his visit to Israel with a visit on Sunday to the Western Wall in Jerusalem, where the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, welcomed him with an affirmation of the U.S.-Israel relationship, even as it is tested by the war in Gaza.

“I think his visit here is a testament to the durability, the strength of the Israeli-American alliance,” Mr. Netanyahu told reporters. “It’s as strong, as durable as the stones in the Western Wall that he just touched. Under President Trump and Secretary Rubio and their entire team, this alliance has never been stronger.”