Rubio says some ‘optimism' Gaza war could end ‘pretty quickly'
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio voiced guarded optimism Wednesday for a solution 'pretty quickly' to end the Gaza war.
'I have some level of optimism that we may have breakthrough achievements here quickly, hopefully on an end to this and the release of all the hostages,' Rubio told a congressional hearing.
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