Rubio made his statements to journalists before his trip to an undisclosed location, a visit that was announced unexpectedly while he was in Israel, according to American media sources. This statement follows the Israeli attack targeting officials from the movement in the Qatari capital, Doha, last week. The Israeli army stated in a statement last Tuesday: “The IDF and the ‘Shabak’, through the air force, precisely targeted the leadership of the Hamas movement.” The statement continued: “The army and Shabak will continue to act firmly until the eradication of the ‘Hamas’ organization responsible for October 7.” Earlier, Israeli Army Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir threatened to eliminate Hamas leaders abroad amid the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.
