Vice President JD Vance arrived in Israel today to help reinforce the fragile ceasefire agreement in Gaza, which has faced significant challenges from recent violence and ongoing questions about achieving long-term peace in the region.

Vance is scheduled to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and families of hostages during his visit. Earlier today, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with some of the released Israeli hostages in Tel Aviv.

The visit comes just days after what has been described as a tumultuous weekend in the Middle East that served as the first major test of the ceasefire. Israel accused Hamas of killing Israeli soldiers, prompting Israeli retaliatory strikes in Gaza. The situation could have escalated into a return to war, but the ceasefire

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