“The Hamas terrorists chiefs living in Qatar don’t care about the people in Gaza. They blocked all ceasefire attempts in order to endlessly drag out the war,“ Netanyahu said on X.
His comments came shortly after Rubio told reporters that while President Donald Trump was “not happy” about the Qatar strike, their alliance would be unaffected.
The talk of a ceasefire, still out of reach after months of failed negotiations, came with Israel intensifying its campaign in the Gaza Strip.
While thousands of people have evacuated the city, according to the Israeli military and Hamas, many more remain.
Bakri Diab, who fled western Gaza City for the south, said Israeli strikes continued there as well.
“All the occupation has done is force people to crowd into places with no basic services and no safety.”
Media restrictions in Gaza and difficulties in accessing many areas mean AFP is unable to independently verify the details provided by the civil defence agency or the Israeli military.
Netanyahu and his government have defied international criticism throughout the nearly two-year war, but it continued to mount this week.
Israeli allies Britain and France, alongside several other Western nations, are set to recognise Palestinian statehood at a UN gathering this month out of exasperation at Israel's conduct of the Gaza war and in the occupied West Bank.
Nevertheless, Israel retains the backing of its most powerful ally and biggest arms supplier, the United States.
“He will also emphasise our shared goals: ensuring Hamas never rules over Gaza again and bringing all the hostages home.”
On Saturday, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, the main campaign group, accused the Israeli premier of being the “one obstacle” to freeing the hostages and accused him of repeatedly sabotaging ceasefire efforts.
Alarming passivity'
“There is an alarming passivity in actually getting to a ceasefire in Gaza,“ said Katulis, who worked on Middle East policy under former president Bill Clinton.
“Their views are far from the mainstream of Arab states,“ Katulis said, despite Trump pursuing a Saudi-Israeli diplomatic normalisation deal.
The war was sparked by Hamas's October 2023 attack on Israel which resulted in the deaths of 1,219 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally of official figures.
Israel's retaliatory campaign in Gaza has killed at least 64,803 people, also mostly civilians, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-territory - AFP
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