Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani will meet with US President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff in New York on Friday.
Al-Thani will also meet with Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Rubio will fly to Israel this weekend amid tensions among fellow US allies in the Middle East over Israel's strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar and the expansion of settlements in the 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.
Fighting against mutual enemies
Rubio in Israel will emphasize Washington and Israel's shared goals of ensuring Hamas never rules Gaza again and returning hostages taken in the October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel that sparked Israel's war in Gaza, Pigott said.
Rubio and Israeli leaders will also discuss "our commitment to fight anti-Israel actions, including unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state that rewards Hamas terrorism, and lawfare at the ICC and ICJ," Pigott said.
This is a developing story.