United States Vice President JD Vance has asserted that the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel “is holding” despite the skirmishes. Vance's remarks came after Israel launched air strikes on Gaza over alleged attack on its troops. “The ceasefire is holding. That doesn't mean that there aren't going to be little skirmishes here and there,” Vance said.

Speaking of the “skirmishes,” Vance said that an IDF soldier was attacked so the United States expects retaliation from the Israelis.

The US-brokered ceasefire agreement went into effect on October 10, halting two years of war that was triggered by deadly Hamas-led attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023, and that has devastated the narrow coastal strip. Both sides have accused each other of ceasefire violations.

Gaza’s civil defence agency sai

See Full Page