Rubio to visit Israel amid tensions among US Middle East allies

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s top diplomat Marco Rubio will fly to Israel this weekend amid tensions among fellow U.S. allies in the Middle East over Israel’s strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar and expansion of settlements in the occupied West Bank.

State Department Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott said in a statement that Rubio would depart on Saturday to visit Israel before joining up with President Donald Trump’s planned visit to Britain next week.

Rubio in Israel will…