Visiting Israel, Vance says Gaza's fragile ceasefire is going better than expected [View all]
Source: AP
By MELANIE LIDMAN and SAMY MAGDY
Updated 10:35 AM CDT, October 21, 2025
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KIRYAT GAT, Israel (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday visited a newly opened center in Israel for civilian and military cooperation that he called central to keeping the U.S.-backed ceasefire plan for Gaza on track.
Vance, who visited with top U.S. envoys, said the fragile ceasefire is going “better than I expected.” Envoy Steve Witkoff added that “we are exceeding where we thought we would be at this time.”
Vance, Witkoff and others are in Israel to shore up the ceasefire following a burst of deadly violence and questions over the plan for long-term peace.
Vance was meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials and is expected to stay in the region until Thursday. Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and one of the architects of the ceasefire agreement, is also in Israel.
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