The following is the transcript of an interview with Secretary of State Marco Rubio that will air on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on May 18, 2025.

In an interview on CBS’s “Face the Nation” Sunday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio addressed the escalating conflict in Gaza, emphasizing the U.S. commitment to dismantling Hamas while acknowledging the urgent need for a ceasefire and hostage release.

Secretary says he spoke to Netanyahu but avoids specifying whether he pushed PM to lift blockade; recognizes criticism of new initiative, asserts he's open to alternatives The post Rubio ‘troubled’ by Gaza humanitarian crisis,

Secretary of State Marco Rubio testified Tuesday before the Senate Appropriations Committee on the State Department’s fiscal 2026 budget. Rubio’s remarks came as he has been a major force behind President Trump’s efforts to broker a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine as well as a ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held another telephone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday, his spokesperson said.

We’re pleased by Israeli decision to allow some aid into Gaza, but it’s insufficient appeared first on The Times of Israel.

The US has been talking with Hamas through an American intermediary in Doha this week in hopes of brokering an Israel-Gaza ceasefire agreement, according to a source familiar with the matter, as US officials say President Donald Trump is growing increasingly frustrated with Israel’s handling of the conflict.

By Patricia Zengerle, Daphne Psaledakis and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday insisted that the country is not withdrawing from the world, as he batted away criticism of cuts to aid and diplomatic budgets from former colleagues in Congress,

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio voiced openness Thursday to any new ideas to bring aid into Gaza after a US- and Israeli-backed plan was sharply criticised, expressing concern over the humanitarian situation in the territory.