Secretary of State Marco Rubio met in Jerusalem on Monday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel for sensitive talks on the war in Gaza and growing international support for a Palestinian state.

Despite President Donald Trump’s discontent over Israel’s attack on Hamas leaders in Qatar, Rubio and Netanyahu showed unity.

Rubio had said he would discuss with Netanyahu Israeli plans to seize Gaza City as well as the government's talk of annexing parts of the occupied West Bank

Speaking to reporters before departure, Rubio reiterated that the US and President Donald Trump were not happy about the strikes. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio headed to Israel on Saturday, amid tensions with fellow US allies in the Middle East over Israel's strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar and the expansion of settlements in the West Bank.

U.S. President Donald Trump held dinner with the Qatari prime minister in New York on Friday, days after U.S. ally Israel attacked Hamas leaders in Doha. Israel attempted to kill the political leaders of Hamas with an attack in Qatar on Tuesday,