U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived in Israel on Tuesday and told reporters that he was confident Hamas was committed to its ceasefire with Israel in Gaza — but that it would be “obliterated” if it failed to disarm.

Vance is seen as the favored candidate of the isolationist wing of the Republican Party, but has long said that the U.S. should maintain a strong alliance with Israel, even in the context of a non-interventionist foreign policy.

He arrived in Israel with Second Lady Usha Vance for a three-day visit, which will include formal meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday.

He appeared at a press conference alongside U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, who has been

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