"Ahead of the trip, Vance and other senior U.S. officials were concerned about Israel's recent unilateral actions - such as stopping aid to Gaza - that could lead the deal to collapse, a U.S. official said. On Thursday, Vance is expected to visit the Israel Defense Forces headquarters in Tel Aviv and receive intelligence and operational briefings from Israeli officials about Gaza and other issues."
"Driving the news: Secretary of State Marco Rubio will arrive in Israel on Thursday to work on implementing the deal, U.S. and Israeli officials said. "This thing takes monitoring ... not in the sense of, you know, you monitor a toddler .... It's about the fact that it's a lot of work," Vance said in a press conference at the end of his meeting with Netanyahu."
Senior U.S. officials expressed concern that recent Israeli unilateral actions, including stopping aid to Gaza, could jeopardize the Gaza deal. Vance planned to visit the Israel Defense Forces headquarters in Tel Aviv to receive intelligence and operational briefings on Gaza and related issues. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was slated to arrive to help implement the deal. Vance emphasized that implementation requires active monitoring and work. Vance urged Netanyahu to give the deal time; Netanyahu said he is willing but has expressed skepticism about later phases involving further withdrawal and foreign security deployments. U.S. envoys traveled regionally to build support.
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