the secretary of state says: If the countries in the region can’t figure that piece out, 1. then Israel is going to have to do it 16 months of intense fighting -- couldn't do it... 2. and then we’re back to where we’ve been,” 3. “So that doesn’t solve the problem.”
This is the first time a Trump official has made such an acknowledgment, though it’s unclear whether it is a policy stance, if Rubio was speaking off the cuff, or if he was speaking on behalf of US President Donald Trump, who appeared to give Israel a green light to return to fighting when he warned earlier this week of hell breaking loose if the hostages aren’t all released by Saturday at noon.
“They don’t like it, but the only plan right now is the Trump plan.
If they’ve got a better plan, now’s the time to present it. So we’re looking forward to that,” Rubio adds.
