Netanyahu and Rubio discuss U.S.-Israel coordination on Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking alongside U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Jerusalem, said on Sunday Israel and the United States are working "in full cooperation" on issues concerning the Gaza Strip. Thanking the United States for its "unequivocal" support for Israel's policies in Gaza, Netanyahu said he and Trump "have a common strategy". 

He also emphasized U.S.-Israel coordination regarding Iran, saying the two countries "work shoulder to shoulder" to counter Tehran's nuclear program and regional military activities. Rubio, in his remarks, said the hostages still held in Gaza "need to come home, they need to be released.”