U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks with Israel's ambassador to Washington Yechiel Leiter (C-R) and U.S. ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee (C-L) upon his arrival at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived in Israel on Tuesday, as Washington tries to stabilize the first, shaky, phase of the Gaza ceasefire and push Israel and Hamas towards the harder concessions asked of each side in coming talks.

The two sides have accused each other of repeated breaches of the ceasefire since it was formally agreed eight days ago, with flashes of violence and recriminations over the pace of returning hostage bodies, bringing in aid and opening borders.

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