Qatar's prime minister has dined with US president Donald Trump and met with the US Secretary of state ahead of Marco Rubio's visit to Israel, reflecting the Trump administration's attempt to balance relations between key Middle East allies.

Despite tensions between Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Rubio will arrive in Israel on Sunday for a two-day visit. It is a show of support for the increasingly isolated country before the United Nations holds likely contentious debate on the creation of a Palestinian state, which Netanyahu opposes.

Rubio and Vice President JD Vance met Qatar's Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani at the White House on Friday. Trump and special envoy Steve Witkoff later had dinner with the Qatari premier in New York, where Trump went to comme

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