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The US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has landed in Israel for a 2-day visit. The visit comes in the wake of an Israeli attack on Hamas in Qatar. Speaking before he departed, Mr Rubio stated that the strikes were 鈥渘ot going to change the nature of our relationship with the Israelis.鈥�

Also in the programme: a change in South African marriage laws; and 40 years of Super Mario Bros.

Presenter Paul Henley is joined by Lauren Frayer, UK correspondent for National Public Radio in the US, and Oliver McTernan, director of the UK-based charity, Forward Thinking, which works on conflict prevention and conflict resolution.

(Photo: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his wife Jeanette Dousdebes arrive at Ben Gurion International Airport. CREDIT: REUTERS/Nathan Howard/Pool)