US’s Rubio says efforts to recognise Palestinian state make it harder to end war – Middle East crisis live

Secretary of state holds press conference with Benjamin Netanyahu during visit to Jerusalem

That brings the press conference to a close, as Netanyahu takes a moment to acknowledge both his and Rubio’s staff who are sat in the front row.

The main takeaways from the event, which lasted just over half an hour, are that the US views international efforts to recognise the Palestinian state as a hindrance to peace efforts and that Netanyahu refuses to rule out future strikes on Hamas leaders – wherever they are.