On a visit to Israel, the US vice-president said Washington would not set a deadline for the group to disarm under the US-brokered deal
US vice-president JD Vance expressed “great optimism” that the Gaza truce would hold, before a meeting on Wednesday in Jerusalem with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports.
Vance is in Israel to shore up support for the US-brokered ceasefire and postwar reconstruction plans.
What we’ve seen the past week gives me great optimism the ceasefire is going to hold
I think that everybody should be proud of where we are today. It’s going to require constant effort. It’s going to require constant monitoring and supervision
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Author : Joe Coughlan
Publish date : 2025-10-22 06:33:00
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