Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel would “finish the job” of ending the threat of a nuclear Iran, as he stood next to Secretary of State Marco Rubio on his first visit to the Middle East in his new role.
“Over the last 16 months, Israel has dealt a mighty blow to Iran’s terror axis. Under the strong leadership of President Donald] Trump, and with your unflinching support, I have no doubt that we can, and will, finish the job,” Netanyahu said.
Netanyahu said that he had a “common strategy” with Trump, which could not be revealed fully to the public, but that included a commitment to open the so-called “gates of hell” against Hamas. He said that he could not say when the “gates” would open, but said that “they surely will, if all our hostages are not released, until the last one of them.”
“I’ve said, and I’m going to…
