"Vance said during a press conference in Kiryat Gat, a city in southern Israel where a US-led mission is monitoring the Gaza ceasefire: What we've seen the past week gives me great optimism the ceasefire is going to hold I think that everybody should be proud of where we are today. It's going to require constant effort. It's going to require constant monitoring and supervision"
"The US vice-president who was preparing to meet Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said I think that everybody should be proud of where we are today. It's going to require constant effort. It's going to require constant monitoring and supervision. Despite concerns in Israel that Hamas has seized on the pause to reassert itself in Gaza, Vance said Washington would not set a deadline for the group to disarm under the US-brokered deal."
JD Vance traveled to Israel to shore up support for a US-brokered ceasefire and postwar reconstruction plans. He visited Kiryat Gat, where a US-led mission is monitoring the Gaza ceasefire, and prepared to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Vance expressed great optimism that the truce would hold and said recent developments justify that outlook. He stated that Washington would not set a deadline for Hamas to disarm under the deal. Israeli officials voiced concerns that Hamas could use the pause to reassert itself. The ceasefire was described as requiring continuous effort, monitoring and supervision.
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